6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-38263
Liferay Portal Server Module Script Console XSS
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2022, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 13, 2022, 4:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-38263 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Liferay liferay_portal
2 Liferay digital_experience_platform
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-38263.

URL Resource
http://liferay.com Product
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-page Patch Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061 No Types Assigned https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0 *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.3.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.3.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_100:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:fix_pack_19:*:*:*:*:*:* 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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Liferay Portal v7.3.2 and below and Liferay DXP v7.0 and below were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console under the Server module. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
    Added Reference https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://liferay.com No Types Assigned http://liferay.com Product
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-page No Types Assigned https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-page Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0 *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.3.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-38263 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-38263 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.17 }} 0.01%

score

0.55443

percentile

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