PT-2023-24582 · Liferay · Liferay Dxp+1

Published 2023-05-24 · Updated 2026-01-30 · CVE-2023-33940

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Liferay Portal versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.30 Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 31

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Remote App's IFrame URL in IFrame type Remote Apps. This enables attackers to execute malicious scripts on the client-side.

Recommendations For Liferay Portal versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.30, update to a version after 7.4.3.30 to resolve the issue. For Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 31, apply update 31 or later to fix the vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the IFrame URL in Remote Apps to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BIT-LIFERAY-2023-33940

CVE-2023-33940

GHSA-X82Q-MR23-27JC

Affected Products

Liferay Dxp

Liferay Portal

References · 8

• https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-33940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33940 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x82q-mr23-27jc · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-liferay-2023-33940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/150455 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/51517 · Telegram Post