Cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the fragment components in Liferay Portal 7.4.2 through 7.4.3.53, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 54 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into any non-HTML field of a linked source asset.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00575 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay:com.liferay.fragment.entry.processor.impl (Maven): 3.0.25com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): 7.4.13.u54
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 – 7.4.13.u53 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | Portal | 7.4.2 – 7.4.3.53 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.fragment.entry.processor.impl (Maven) | before 3.0.25 | 3.0.25 | Patch available | GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 7.4.0 to before 7.4.13.u54 | 7.4.13.u54 | Patch available | GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c |
- DXP VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.13 – 7.4.13.u53 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.2 – 7.4.3.53 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.fragment.entry.processor.impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.25 Fixed in 3.0.25 Patch available GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.4.0 to before 7.4.13.u54 Fixed in 7.4.13.u54 Patch available GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update21 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update34:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update34 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update36:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update36 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update41:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update41 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update48:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update48 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update50:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update50 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update52:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 update52 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.2 to before 7.4.3.53 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update21 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update34:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update34 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update36:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update36 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update41:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update41 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update48:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update48 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update50:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update50 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update52:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update52 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.2 to before 7.4.3.53 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c com.liferay:com.liferay.fragment.entry.processor.impl (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.25 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.4.13.u54 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Advisory 2
Other 8
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/1287c68486d60b87179995d8b8bd530031300a47
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/28f8a7aabccce45e9d60cfb0cf63fc53c99b0d26
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/9031a7a03e5891e7ccf762011fe8bcc2e433b1db
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ba628735cfae8656ab4243ecffce260413ed2460
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/d70fecd2c5709d8dd5f4992b408a640ce912001b
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/e45bf2d00ed7f95f02702a1da3e4115ab30b1bff
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ed856dd9e2947e3e660d7cfbdb8c604b296db790
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
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- TI-2025-03097 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-03169 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-17354 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-16598 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2023-44309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-44309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j663-6jpj-xx8c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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