Liferay up to 7.0.0 Profile Search users.jsp FirstName cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Liferay up to 7.0.0. This affects an unknown part of the file users.jsp of the component Profile Search. Performing a manipulation of the argument FirstName results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3670. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Liferay up to 7.0.0. This affects an unknown code of the file users.jsp of the component Profile Search. The manipulation of the argument FirstName 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 users.jsp in the Profile Search functionality in Liferay before 7.0.0 CE RC1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the FirstName field.

The weakness was presented 06/13/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3670 since 03/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:users.jsp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11698 (Liferay Enterprise Portal Remote Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability.(LPS-62387)).

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 CE RC1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (39880). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 11896
OpenVAS Name: Liferay Stored XSS Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Liferay 7.0.0 CE RC1

Timelineinfo

03/24/2016 🔍
06/13/2016 +81 days 🔍
06/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/06/2024 +3036 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 137279
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87903
SecurityTracker: 1036083

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2016 09:11
Updated: 10/06/2024 23:37
Changes: 06/14/2016 09:11 (62), 01/19/2019 16:25 (5), 08/23/2022 14:34 (5), 08/29/2024 23:38 (14), 10/06/2024 23:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:72C:103

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