What is CVE-2023-33940?

CVE-2023-33940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-33940?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Liferay Digital Experience Platform

CVE-2023-33940

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.4
Liferay Dxp — versions 7.4.13
Liferay Liferay_portal
Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@liferay.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33940?: CVE-2023-33940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-33940?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.