CVE-2016-3670
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in Profile Search Functionality
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.
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
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3670- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3670- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4695 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4695- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hq29-vqg6-pjpw
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in Profile Search Functionality
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in users.jsp in the Profile Search functionality in Liferay Portal Search Web before 1.0.3 from Liferay (before 7.0.0 CE RC1) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the FirstName field.
- Record
GHSA-hq29-vqg6-pjpw- 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
OSVGHSA-hq29-vqg6-pjpw
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in Profile Search Functionality
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in users.jsp in the Profile Search functionality in Liferay Portal Search Web before 1.0.3 from Liferay (before 7.0.0 CE RC1) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the FirstName field.
- Record
GHSA-hq29-vqg6-pjpw- 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:com.liferay.portal.search.webMaven |
before 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.webMaven |
before 1.0.3, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.2 |
1.0.3 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Liferay CE < 6.2 CE GA6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2016-06-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3670 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Liferay Portal, published June 13, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.49%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web 1.0.3.