Liferay Liferay Portal Enterprise up to 3.6.1 downloads/portal_ent cross site scripting
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Liferay Liferay Portal Enterprise up to 3.6.1. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file downloads/portal_ent. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4400. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Liferay Liferay Portal Enterprise up to 3.6.1. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file downloads/portal_ent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in downloads/portal_ent in Liferay Portal Enterprise 3.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) _77_struts_action, (2) p_p_mode, and (3) p_p_state parameters.
The weakness was released 12/17/2005 by r0t (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4400 since 12/20/2005. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (26884), SecurityFocus (BID 15951†), OSVDB (21812†) and Secunia (SA18116†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/17/2005 🔍12/19/2005 🔍
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03/12/2015 🔍
08/11/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: secunia.com⛔Researcher: r0t
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-4400 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4400
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27641
SecurityFocus: 15951 - Liferay Portal Enterprise Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18116
OSVDB: 21812 - Liferay Portal Enterprise portal_ent Multiple Parameter XSS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 08/11/2025 00:40
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (54), 08/31/2017 10:50 (1), 08/11/2025 00:40 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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