CVE-2023-40191
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field
- Record
CVE-2023-40191- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0502
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field
- Record
EUVD-2024-0502- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-468x-frcm-ghx6
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field
- Record
GHSA-468x-frcm-ghx6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field
- Record
CVE-2023-40191- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field
- Record
CVE-2023-40191- 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-468x-frcm-ghx6
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field
- Record
GHSA-468x-frcm-ghx6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven | 7.4.3.44 to 7.4.3.97 | 7.4.3.98 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 2023.Q3 up to 2023.Q3.6 | 2023.Q3.6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.4.13.u44 to 7.4.13.u92 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven | 7.4.3.44 up to 7.4.3.98, plus listed versions 7.4.3.457.4.3.467.4.3.477.4.3.487.4.3.49 Show 45 moreShow less7.4.3.507.4.3.517.4.3.527.4.3.537.4.3.547.4.3.557.4.3.567.4.3.577.4.3.587.4.3.597.4.3.607.4.3.60-ga607.4.3.617.4.3.61-ga617.4.3.627.4.3.637.4.3.647.4.3.657.4.3.667.4.3.677.4.3.687.4.3.697.4.3.707.4.3.717.4.3.727.4.3.737.4.3.747.4.3.757.4.3.767.4.3.777.4.3.787.4.3.797.4.3.807.4.3.817.4.3.827.4.3.837.4.3.847.4.3.857.4.3.85-ga857.4.3.867.4.3.877.4.3.887.4.3.897.4.3.907.4.3.91 | 7.4.3.98 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 2023.Q3 up to 2023.Q3.6, plus listed versions 2023.q3.12023.q3.22023.q3.32023.q3.42023.q3.5 | 2023.Q3.6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.4.13.u44 to 7.4.13.u92, plus listed versions 7.4.13.u457.4.13.u467.4.13.u477.4.13.u487.4.13.u49 Show 42 moreShow less7.4.13.u507.4.13.u517.4.13.u527.4.13.u537.4.13.u547.4.13.u557.4.13.u567.4.13.u577.4.13.u587.4.13.u597.4.13.u607.4.13.u617.4.13.u627.4.13.u637.4.13.u647.4.13.u657.4.13.u667.4.13.u677.4.13.u687.4.13.u697.4.13.u707.4.13.u717.4.13.u727.4.13.u737.4.13.u747.4.13.u757.4.13.u767.4.13.u777.4.13.u787.4.13.u797.4.13.u807.4.13.u817.4.13.u827.4.13.u837.4.13.u847.4.13.u857.4.13.u867.4.13.u877.4.13.u887.4.13.u897.4.13.u907.4.13.u91 | None known |
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-2023-40191 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Liferay Dxp, published February 21, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.98.
References
Left out here: 7 versions. The JSON record has them.