VDB-229833 · CVE-2023-33939 · GCVE-0-2023-33939

Liferay Portal/DXP Modified Facet Widget cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Liferay Portal and DXP. Affected is an unknown function of the component Modified Facet Widget. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-33939. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Modified Facet Widget. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.

The weakness was presented 05/24/2023. The advisory is shared at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-33939 since 05/24/2023. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Vendor

Liferay

Name

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
CNA Vector (Liferay Inc.): 🔍

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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/24/2023 🔍
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05/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/30/2026 +982 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-33939 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-33939
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229833

Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2023 18:54
Updated: 01/30/2026 21:49
Changes: 05/24/2023 18:54 (46), 06/17/2023 08:30 (1), 01/30/2026 21:49 (27)
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