XSS in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2021-38263
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.009 (55.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
- Liferay Liferay_portal
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38263?
- CVE-2021-38263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38263?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38263 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.