Liferay Portal through 7.2.0 GA1 allows XSS via a journal article title to…
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Liferay Portal through 7.2.0 GA1 allows XSS via a journal article title to journal_article/page.jsp in journal/journal-taglib.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00785 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.taglib (Maven): 3.0.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.taglib (Maven) | before 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-m2gx-7pvx-3gvg |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.taglib (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.4 Fixed in 3.0.4 Patch available GHSA-m2gx-7pvx-3gvg
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.2.0 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:ga1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 ga1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 milestone2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:ga1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 ga1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 milestone2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-m2gx-7pvx-3gvg com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.taglib (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16147
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2gx-7pvx-3gvg
References
More Liferay Portal vulnerabilities
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- TI-2019-12596 Liferay Portal CE 6.2.5 allows remote command execution because of deserialization of a JSON payload. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13252 Liferay Portal 6.2.5 allows Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=/ requests when… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18349 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blog module - add new topic… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-18348 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document and Media module - file upload… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-20404 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Friendly Url module in Liferay Portal 7.3.7, and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-16147 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16147 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2gx-7pvx-3gvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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