CVE-2023-33944
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- 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 Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33944- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1596
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1596- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pfwc-4frf-4gf8
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
- Record
GHSA-pfwc-4frf-4gf8- 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
NVD
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33944- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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 Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
- Record
CVE-2023-33944- 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-pfwc-4frf-4gf8
Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
- Record
GHSA-pfwc-4frf-4gf8- 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-2023-33944 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.4.3.68, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 24, and 7.4 before update 69 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a container type layout fragment's URL text field.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2023-33944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.3.4 up to 7.4.3.69 | 7.4.3.69 |
liferayBitnami |
7.3.0 to 7.3.0, 7.4.0 to 7.4.0, 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, 7.4-update21.0 to 7.4-update21.0, 7.4-update34.0 to 7.4-update34.0, 7.4-update36.0 to 7.4-update36.0, 7.4-update41.0 to 7.4-update41.0, 7.4-update50.0 to 7.4-update50.0, 7.4-update52.0 to 7.4-update52.0, 7.4-update62.0 to 7.4-update62.0 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.3.4 up to 7.4.3.69, plus listed versions 7.3.57.3.67.3.77.4.07.4.1 Show 45 moreShow less7.4.1-17.4.27.4.2-17.4.3.107.4.3.117.4.3.127.4.3.137.4.3.147.4.3.157.4.3.167.4.3.177.4.3.187.4.3.197.4.3.207.4.3.20-ga207.4.3.217.4.3.21-ga217.4.3.227.4.3.237.4.3.247.4.3.257.4.3.267.4.3.277.4.3.287.4.3.297.4.3.307.4.3.317.4.3.327.4.3.337.4.3.347.4.3.357.4.3.367.4.3.377.4.3.387.4.3.397.4.3.47.4.3.407.4.3.417.4.3.427.4.3.437.4.3.447.4.3.457.4.3.467.4.3.477.4.3.48 |
7.4.3.69 |
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-2023-33944 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) 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 7.4.3.69.
References
Left out here: 27 versions. The JSON record has them.