GHSA-9536-M86R-Q297

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-04 00:00 – Updated: 2025-07-15 17:52
VLAI?
Summary
Liferay Portal vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the keywords parameter
Details

Liferay Portal v7.4.1 and below was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the keywords parameter under the Frontend Taglib module before 7.1.15.

Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.1.15"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-38264"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-15T17:52:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-03T00:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Liferay Portal v7.4.1 and below was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the keywords parameter under the Frontend Taglib module before 7.1.15.",
  "id": "GHSA-9536-m86r-q297",
  "modified": "2025-07-15T17:52:28Z",
  "published": "2022-03-04T00:00:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38264"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/f5df5cbfdc8254b2388fa445e62ec1efebe3547f"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "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\u0026_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"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Liferay Portal vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the keywords parameter"
}


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