CVE-2023-44311 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the OAuth2ProviderApplicationRedirect Class
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via OAuth parameters in Liferay Portal, 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-2023-44311?
CVE-2023-44311 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
Multiple reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Plugin for OAuth 2.0 module's OAuth2ProviderApplicationRedirect class in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.41 through 7.4.3.89, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 41 through update 89 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) code, or (2) error parameter. This issue is caused by an incomplete fix in CVE-2023-33941.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44311?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, liferay and com.liferay:com.liferay.oauth2.provider.rest. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.13.u41 | 7.4.13.u90 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.13.u41 | 7.4.13.u90 |
liferay Bitnami | From 7.4-update41.0 to 7.4-update41.0 | None |
com.liferay:com.liferay.oauth2.provider.rest Maven | All versions | 4.0.51 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.oauth2.provider.rest Maven | All versions | 4.0.51 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44311?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.4.13.u90 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-2023-44311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44311 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-2023-44311, GHSA-49gm-5685-8fxv.