CVE-2023-33942
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title 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
5.4
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33942- 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-2023-1642
5.4
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title field.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1642- 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-wv99-wmpf-jrqr
6.4
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title field.
- Record
GHSA-wv99-wmpf-jrqr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.4
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33942- 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
5.4
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33942- 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-wv99-wmpf-jrqr
6.4
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title field.
- Record
GHSA-wv99-wmpf-jrqr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-liferay-2023-33942 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Content Display widget's article selector in Liferay Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 50 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content article's Title field.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2023-33942- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.4.3.50 to 7.4.3.50 | 7.4.3.51 |
liferayBitnami |
7.4-update50.0 to 7.4-update50.0 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.4.3.50 up to 7.4.3.51 | 7.4.3.51 |
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-2023-33942 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 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.51.