CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal.
- 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-2023-42498?
CVE-2023-42498 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 in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42498?
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 | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 2023.Q3 | 2023.Q3.5 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 2023.Q3 | 2023.Q3.5 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.13.u4 to 7.4.13.u92 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.13.u4 to 7.4.13.u92 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.4.3.8 | 7.4.3.98 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.4.3.8 | 7.4.3.98 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42498?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 2023.Q3.5 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-2023-42498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42498 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-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-73x3-8mrg-5r93.