CVE-2023-42496
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-42496- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0515
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0515- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54pv-r62j-9qqc
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
- Record
GHSA-54pv-r62j-9qqc- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-42496- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-42496- 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-54pv-r62j-9qqc
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.
- Record
GHSA-54pv-r62j-9qqc- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 | 7.3.3 to 7.4.3.97 | 7.4.3.98 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.4.10.ep1 to 7.4.13.u92 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.3.10.ep3 up to 7.3.10.u34 | 7.3.10.u34 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 2023.Q3 up to 2023.Q3.6 | 2023.Q3.6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven | 7.3.3 up to 7.4.3.98, plus listed versions 7.3.3-17.3.47.3.57.3.67.3.7 Show 45 moreShow less7.4.07.4.17.4.1-17.4.27.4.2-17.4.3.107.4.3.117.4.3.127.4.3.137.4.3.147.4.3.157.4.3.167.4.3.177.4.3.187.4.3.197.4.3.207.4.3.20-ga207.4.3.217.4.3.21-ga217.4.3.227.4.3.237.4.3.247.4.3.257.4.3.267.4.3.277.4.3.287.4.3.297.4.3.307.4.3.317.4.3.327.4.3.337.4.3.347.4.3.357.4.3.367.4.3.377.4.3.387.4.3.397.4.3.47.4.3.407.4.3.417.4.3.427.4.3.437.4.3.447.4.3.457.4.3.46 | 7.4.3.98 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.4.10.ep1 to 7.4.13.u92, plus listed versions 7.4.117.4.127.4.137.4.13.u17.4.13.u10 Show 45 moreShow less7.4.13.u157.4.13.u167.4.13.u177.4.13.u187.4.13.u197.4.13.u27.4.13.u207.4.13.u217.4.13.u227.4.13.u237.4.13.u247.4.13.u257.4.13.u267.4.13.u277.4.13.u287.4.13.u297.4.13.u37.4.13.u307.4.13.u317.4.13.u327.4.13.u337.4.13.u347.4.13.u357.4.13.u367.4.13.u377.4.13.u387.4.13.u397.4.13.u47.4.13.u407.4.13.u417.4.13.u427.4.13.u437.4.13.u447.4.13.u457.4.13.u467.4.13.u477.4.13.u487.4.13.u497.4.13.u57.4.13.u507.4.13.u517.4.13.u527.4.13.u537.4.13.u547.4.13.u55 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.3.10.ep3 up to 7.3.10.u34, plus listed versions 7.3.10.ep47.3.10.ep57.3.10.fp17.3.10.fp27.3.10.u10 Show 33 moreShow less7.3.10.u117.3.10.u127.3.10.u137.3.10.u147.3.10.u157.3.10.u167.3.10.u177.3.10.u187.3.10.u197.3.10.u19-17.3.10.u207.3.10.u20-17.3.10.u217.3.10.u21-17.3.10.u227.3.10.u22-17.3.10.u237.3.10.u247.3.10.u257.3.10.u267.3.10.u277.3.10.u287.3.10.u297.3.10.u307.3.10.u317.3.10.u327.3.10.u337.3.10.u47.3.10.u57.3.10.u67.3.10.u77.3.10.u87.3.10.u9 | 7.3.10.u34 |
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 |
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-2023-42496 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) 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 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.98.
References
Left out here: 100 versions. The JSON record has them.