CVE-2023-33937
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33937- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1624
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1624- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6m2-j92j-2h78
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
- Record
GHSA-v6m2-j92j-2h78- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33937- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33937- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v6m2-j92j-2h78
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
- Record
GHSA-v6m2-j92j-2h78- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-liferay-2023-33937 No score
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's name field.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2023-33937- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.3.1 | 7.3.1 |
liferayBitnami |
7.1.0 to 7.1.0, 7.2.0 to 7.2.0, 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, 7.1-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 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.3.1, plus listed versions 7.1.17.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.0 Show 4 moreShow less7.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-1 |
7.3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33937 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Liferay Dxp, published May 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.1.