CVE-2023-33937: XSS

Q: What is CVE-2023-33937?

CVE-2023-33937 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-33937?

CVE-2023-33937 has a severity rating of medium, with a score of 5.4.

Q: How does CVE-2023-33937 affect Liferay Portal?

CVE-2023-33937 affects Liferay Portal versions 7.1.0 through 7.3.0.

Q: How does CVE-2023-33937 affect Liferay DXP?

CVE-2023-33937 affects Liferay DXP versions 7.1 (before fix pack 18) and 7.2 (before fix pack 5).

Q: How can I fix CVE-2023-33937?

To fix CVE-2023-33937, update Liferay Portal to version 7.3.1 or later, or apply the relevant fix pack for Liferay DXP 7.1 or 7.2.

Published May 24, 2023

Updated

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.

Affected Software

33 affected componentsFixes available

maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom>=7.1.0<7.3.1

7.3.1

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_1

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_2

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_3

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_4

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_6

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_9

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_10

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_11

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_12

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_13

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_14

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_15

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_16

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_17

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_4

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_1

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_2

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_3

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_5

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_7

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_8

Liferay Liferay Portal>=7.1.0<7.3.1

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_20

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_21

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_22

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_23

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_24

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_25

Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_26

Liferay Liferay Portal>=7.1.0<=7.3.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 7.3.1
Upgrade
Upgrade Liferay Portal 7.1.0-7.3.0, Liferay DXP 7.1 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 7.1.0 through 7.3.0

Event History

May 24, 2023

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:16 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:16 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·01:15 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Advisory Published

03:30 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-33937?

CVE-2023-33937 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5.

How severe is CVE-2023-33937?