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CVE-2023-42629

CRITICAL
Published 2023-10-17T08:13:31.830Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
9.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.377
Higher than 37.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage vocabulary page in Liferay Portal 7.4.2 through 7.4.3.87, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 88 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a Vocabulary's 'description' text field.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

Liferay

DXP

Affected Versions:

7.4.13
Liferay

Portal

Affected Versions:

7.4.2

GitHub Security Advisories

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✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Stored XSS in the Manage Vocabulary Page

GHSA-g44j-f8wm-6622

Advisory Details

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage vocabulary page in the Asset Categories Admin Web module before 5.0.87 from Liferay Portal (7.4.2 through 7.4.3.87), and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 88 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a Vocabulary's 'description' text field.

Affected Packages

Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.categories.admin.web
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <5.0.87
Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
ECOSYSTEM: ≥7.4.0 <7.4.13.u88

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42629
WEB https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/2e02110747dd5cccb978623545bfa1f3ad0a5602
PACKAGE https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
WEB https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42629
WEB https://www.pentagrid.ch/en/blog/stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-liferay-portal

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 17, 2023, Modified: August 8, 2025

References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42629
https://www.pentagrid.ch/en/blog/stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-liferay-portal/
Published: 2023-10-17T08:13:31.830Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-02T19:23:40.057Z
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