Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal…
Priority LOW 28CWE-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 and 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the management toolbar search via the `keywords` parameter. This issue is caused by an incomplete fix in CVE-2021-35463.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00728 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.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:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay (Maven) | before 7.1.15 | 7.1.15 | Patch available | GHSA-9536-m86r-q297 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.1.15 Fixed in 7.1.15 Patch available GHSA-9536-m86r-q297
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9536-m86r-q297 com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay (Maven) Fixed in 7.1.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9536-m86r-q297
References
Other 3
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/f5df5cbfdc8254b2388fa445e62ec1efebe3547f
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38264-reflected-xss-with-keywords-in-search?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611971&_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%3D121611971%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
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Sources
- CVE-2021-38264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9536-m86r-q297 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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