CVE-2023-33940 (GCVE-0-2023-33940)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-24 13:55 – Updated: 2024-10-22 15:52
VLAI
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IFrame type Remote Apps in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.30, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 31 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Remote App's IFrame URL.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Liferay Portal Affected: 7.4.0 , ≤ 7.4.3.30 (maven)
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Liferay DXP Affected: 7.4.13 , ≤ 7.4.13.u30 (maven)
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