CVE-2023-33939
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
- Record
CVE-2023-33939- 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-2023-1472
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1472- 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-53mw-69qx-q4fc
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
- Record
GHSA-53mw-69qx-q4fc- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
- Record
CVE-2023-33939- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
- Record
CVE-2023-33939- 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-53mw-69qx-q4fc
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
- Record
GHSA-53mw-69qx-q4fc- 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-2023-33939 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Modified Facet widget in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.12, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a facet label.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2023-33939- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.4.3.13 | 7.4.3.13 |
liferayBitnami |
7.1.0 to 7.1.0, 7.2.0 to 7.2.0, 7.3.0 to 7.3.0, 7.4.0 to 7.4.0, 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, 7.1-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, 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, 7.3-fix.0 to 7.3-fix.0, 7.3-fix.0 to 7.3-fix.0, 7.4-update1.0 to 7.4-update1.0 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.4.3.13, plus listed versions 7.1.17.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.0 Show 28 moreShow less7.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-17.3.27.3.2-17.3.37.3.3-17.3.47.3.57.3.67.3.77.4.07.4.17.4.1-17.4.27.4.2-17.4.3.107.4.3.117.4.3.127.4.3.47.4.3.57.4.3.67.4.3.77.4.3.87.4.3.9 |
7.4.3.13 |
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-2023-33939 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 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.13.