CVE-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a specific parameter in Liferay Portal's role assignment page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-42496?
CVE-2023-42496 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 21 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42496?
8 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 | 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 7.3.10.ep3 | 7.3.10.u34 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.10.ep3 | 7.3.10.u34 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.10.ep1 to 7.4.13.u92 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.10.ep1 to 7.4.13.u92 | None |
2 more packages
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.3.3 | 7.4.3.98 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.3.3 | 7.4.3.98 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42496?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 2023.Q3.6 or 7.3.10.u34.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-42496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- CVE-2024-8980 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console
- CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25147 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-26269 Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25145 Liferay Portal stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54pv-r62j-9qqc.