What is CVE-2023-33943?

CVE-2023-33943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-33943?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Liferay Digital Experience Platform

CVE-2023-33943

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Account module in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.21 through 7.4.3.62, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 21 through 62 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a user's (1) First Name, (2) Middle Name, (3) Last Name, or (4) Job Title text field.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (36.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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.u21
Liferay Liferay_portal
Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.3.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33943?: CVE-2023-33943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-33943?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.