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GHSA-FFMM-5WW2-G3Q4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-04 00:00 – Updated: 2025-07-15 18:32

Summary

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console

Details

Liferay Server Admin Web before 4.0.12 from Liferay Portal v7.3.2 and below and Liferay DXP v7.0 and below were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console under the Server module.

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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      },
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-15T18:32:01Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-03T00:15:00Z",
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  "modified": "2025-07-15T18:32:01Z",
  "published": "2022-03-04T00:00:20Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/1abb1bfc96242065f97c2828a02350ea2174f5f6"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/771d99805b7ca69fecfcf67be5e24f2c1af1d0bb"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061"
    },
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      "url": "https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-page?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611737\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%3D121611737%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse"
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  ],
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}

CVE-2021-38263 (GCVE-0-2021-38263)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-02 23:10 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:14

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-v…
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061

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