Liferay portal 4.1.0/4.1.1 Login cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay portal 4.1.0/4.1.1. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument Login leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6055. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay portal 4.1.0/4.1.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument login 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in c/portal/login in Liferay Portal 4.1.0 and 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login parameter. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of a regression that followed a fix at an unspecified earlier date.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2007. The weakness was shared 11/15/2007 by Adrian Pastor with ProCheckUp (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6055 since 11/20/2007. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 254 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38503), Exploit-DB (30774), SecurityFocus (BID 26470†), OSVDB (38702†) and Secunia (SA27537†). The entries VDB-39874 and VDB-47773 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Adrian Pastor
Organization: ProCheckUp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39779
X-Force: 38503 - Liferay Enterprise Portal login field cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 26470 - Liferay Portal Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27537 - Liferay Portal "login" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 38702 - Liferay Portal c/portal/login login Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1022063
Vupen: ADV-2009-1048

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 09/27/2025 06:34
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (70), 09/11/2018 08:25 (4), 09/27/2025 06:34 (18)
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