What is CVE-2023-40191?

CVE-2023-40191 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2023-40191?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-40191 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Liferay Dxp

CVE-2023-40191

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject ar…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (64.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Liferay Dxp — versions 2023.q3.1, 7.4.13.u44
Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.3.44

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/conten… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40191?: CVE-2023-40191 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-40191?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40191 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.