XSS in Liferay Portal

CVE-2017-12646

XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a login name, password, or e-mail address.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Liferay Liferay_portal
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12646?: CVE-2017-12646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Portal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-12646?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.