# CVE-2023-40191: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting > Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the Blocked Email Domains field in Liferay Portal instance settings. - **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 21 Feb 2024 - **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-468x-frcm-ghx6 ## What is CVE-2023-40191? CVE-2023-40191 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 21 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. ### Official description Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40191? 6 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 2023.Q3 | 2023.Q3.6 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 2023.Q3 | 2023.Q3.6 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 7.4.13.u44 to 7.4.13.u92 | None | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 7.4.13.u44 to 7.4.13.u92 | None | | `com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` | Maven | From 7.4.3.44 | 7.4.3.98 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` | Maven | From 7.4.3.44 | 7.4.3.98 | Products: Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-40191? Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 2023.Q3.6 or later. ## Is CVE-2023-40191 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40191 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform - [CVE-2024-8980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8980/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2023-42496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42496/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2023-42498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42498/): Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2024-25147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25147/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2024-26269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26269/): Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40191 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-40191 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 21 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40191 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 2023.Q3; fixed in 2023.Q3.6 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 2023.Q3; fixed in 2023.Q3.6 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.4.13.u44 up to 7.4.13.u92; no fix listed - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.4.13.u44 up to 7.4.13.u92; no fix listed - com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): affected from 7.4.3.44; fixed in 7.4.3.98 - com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): affected from 7.4.3.44; fixed in 7.4.3.98 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40191/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40191/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40191 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40191 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40191 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40191/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.