CVE-2023-42497 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Reflected XSS via the Export for Translation Page
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via a redirect parameter in Liferay Portal's Export for Translation page, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- 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-2023-42497?
CVE-2023-42497 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 17 Oct 2023. 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 Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `_com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect` parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42497?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, liferay and com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.0 | 7.4.13.u86 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.0 | 7.4.13.u86 |
liferay Bitnami | From 7.4.0 to 7.4.0 | None |
com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web Maven | All versions | 2.0.86 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web Maven | All versions | 2.0.86 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42497?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.4.13.u86 or later.
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-2023-42497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42497 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-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- 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
Sources
Also known as BIT-liferay-2023-42497, GHSA-w2g3-j73q-7qv7.