CVE-2016-10404
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via a Crafted Redirect Field
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted redirect field to modules/apps/foundation/frontend-js/frontend-js-spa-web/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/init.jsp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted redirect field to modules/apps/foundation/frontend-js/frontend-js-spa-web/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/init.jsp.
- Record
CVE-2016-10404- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted redirect field to modules/apps/foundation/frontend-js/frontend-js-spa-web/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/init.jsp.
- Record
CVE-2016-10404- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1586 No score
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted redirect field to modules/apps/foundation/frontend-js/frontend-js-spa-web/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/init.jsp.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1586- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmjf-cmq5-7w25
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via a Crafted Redirect Field
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted redirect field to modules/apps/foundation/frontend-js/frontend-js-spa-web/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/init.jsp.
- Record
GHSA-jmjf-cmq5-7w25- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted redirect field to modules/apps/foundation/frontend-js/frontend-js-spa-web/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/init.jsp.
- Record
CVE-2016-10404- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jmjf-cmq5-7w25
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via a Crafted Redirect Field
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted redirect field to modules/apps/foundation/frontend-js/frontend-js-spa-web/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/init.jsp.
- Record
GHSA-jmjf-cmq5-7w25- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
before 7.0.3-ga4 | 7.0.3-ga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10404 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Liferay Portal, published August 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.0.3-ga4.
References
dev.liferay.com/web/community-security-team/known-vulnerabilities/liferay-portal-70/-/asset_publisher/cjE0ourZXJZE/content/cst-7017-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/333f65bae9106182d12e02d249d4f95e16e93fa2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10404
web.archive.org/web/20200601000000*/https://dev.liferay.com/web/community-security-team/known-vulnerabilities/liferay-portal-70/-/asset_publisher/cjE0ourZXJZE/content/cst-7017-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities