VDB-104957 · CVE-2017-12647 · Qualys 150225

Liferay Portal up to 7.0 Knowledge Base Article Title cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Liferay Portal up to 7.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Knowledge Base Article Title Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-12647. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal up to 7.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Knowledge Base Article Title Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a Knowledge Base article title.

The bug was discovered 06/26/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at dev.liferay.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12647 since 08/07/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 150225 (Use of Liferay Portal with Known Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.0 CE GA4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Portal 7.0 CE GA4
Patch: github.com

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06/26/2017 🔍
08/07/2017 +42 days 🔍
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12/15/2022 +1955 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dev.liferay.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12647 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12647
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104957
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2017 13:22
Updated: 12/15/2022 10:08
Changes: 08/08/2017 13:22 (61), 11/04/2019 15:20 (2), 12/15/2022 10:08 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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