Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal…
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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the management toolbar search via the `keywords` parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00866 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): 7.4.1com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay (Maven): 7.1.15
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.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) | 7.4.0 to before 7.4.1 | 7.4.1 | Patch available | GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay (Maven) | before 7.1.15 | 7.1.15 | Patch available | GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.4.0 to before 7.4.1 Fixed in 7.4.1 Patch available GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f
- com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.1.15 Fixed in 7.1.15 Patch available GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.4.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay (Maven) Fixed in 7.1.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-35463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f
References
Advisory 2
Other 3
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/751a70e0ed7b380ea2ab510ff79ddb33ed87dd9b
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-35463-reflected-xss-with-keywords-in-search?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611661&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611661%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
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Sources
- CVE-2021-35463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-35463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9h7f-5hc8-cj5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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