medium
5.4
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-33939: XSS

First published: Wed May 24 2023(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.

Credit: security@liferay.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom>=7.1.0<7.4.3.13
7.4.3.13
Liferay DXP=7.1
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_1
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_10
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_11
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_12
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_13
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_14
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_15
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_16
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_17
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_18
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_19
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_2
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_20
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_21
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_22
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_23
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_24
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_25
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_26
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_3
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_4
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_5
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_6
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_7
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_8
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_9
Liferay DXP=7.2
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_1
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_10
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_11
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_12
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_13
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_14
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_15
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_16
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_2
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_3
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_4
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_5
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_6
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_7
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_8
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_9
Liferay DXP=7.3
Liferay DXP=7.3-fix_pack_1
Liferay DXP=7.3-fix_pack_2
Liferay DXP=7.4
Liferay DXP=7.4-update1
Liferay 7.4 GA>=7.1.0<=7.4.3.12

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-33939?

    CVE-2023-33939 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-33939?

    The severity of CVE-2023-33939 is medium, with a severity value of 5.4.

  • How does CVE-2023-33939 affect Liferay Digital Experience Platform?

    CVE-2023-33939 affects Liferay Digital Experience Platform versions 7.1 and 7.2, before fix pack 27 and fix pack 18 respectively.

  • How does CVE-2023-33939 affect Liferay Portal?

    CVE-2023-33939 affects Liferay Portal versions 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12.

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-33939?

    To fix CVE-2023-33939, update Liferay Digital Experience Platform to at least fix pack 27 (for 7.1) or fix pack 18 (for 7.2), and Liferay Portal to at least version 7.4.3.12.

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