CVE-2021-38263
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
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 the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
- Record
CVE-2021-38263- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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 the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
- Record
CVE-2021-38263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24721 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24721- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffmm-5ww2-g3q4
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console
Liferay Server Admin Web before 4.0.12 from Liferay Portal v7.3.2 and below and Liferay DXP v7.0 and below were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console under the Server module.
- Record
GHSA-ffmm-5ww2-g3q4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
- Record
CVE-2021-38263- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-ffmm-5ww2-g3q4
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console
Liferay Server Admin Web before 4.0.12 from Liferay Portal v7.3.2 and below and Liferay DXP v7.0 and below were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console under the Server module.
- Record
GHSA-ffmm-5ww2-g3q4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-liferay-2021-38263 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2021-38263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.webMaven |
before 4.0.12 | 4.0.12 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
through 7.0 | None known |
liferayBitnami |
7.0.0 to 7.0.0, 7.1.0 to 7.1.0, 7.2.0 to 7.2.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.0-fix.0 to 7.0-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0 | None known |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.webMaven |
before 4.0.12, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.331.0.341.0.351.0.361.0.371.0.381.0.391.0.41.0.401.0.411.0.421.0.431.0.441.0.451.0.461.0.471.0.481.0.491.0.51.0.501.0.511.0.521.0.53 |
4.0.12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38263 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Liferay Portal, published March 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web 4.0.12.
References
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-page
issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38263
liferay.com
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/1abb1bfc96242065f97c2828a02350ea2174f5f6
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-page?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611737&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611737%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
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