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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-42498
Liferay Portal and DXP Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 21, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 22, 2024, 7:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42498 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 dxp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42498

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42498 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42498 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Liferay Inc. https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42498 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Liferay Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 Liferay Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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