What is CVE-2023-42497?

CVE-2023-42497 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-42497?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-42497 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-2023-42497

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Liferay Dxp — versions 7.4.13
Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.3.4

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-2023-42497?: CVE-2023-42497 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-42497?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42497 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.