CVE-2023-42497
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Reflected XSS via the Export for Translation Page
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect 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 Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-42497- 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-2023-46936
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46936- 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-w2g3-j73q-7qv7
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Reflected XSS via the Export for Translation Page
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Export for Translation page before 2.0.86 from Liferay Portal (7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85), and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect parameter.
- Record
GHSA-w2g3-j73q-7qv7- 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 Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-42497- 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 Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-42497- 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-w2g3-j73q-7qv7
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Reflected XSS via the Export for Translation Page
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Export for Translation page before 2.0.86 from Liferay Portal (7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85), and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect parameter.
- Record
GHSA-w2g3-j73q-7qv7- 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
OSVBIT-liferay-2023-42497 No score
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect parameter.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2023-42497- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.webMaven |
before 2.0.86 | 2.0.86 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.4.0 up to 7.4.13.u86 | 7.4.13.u86 |
liferayBitnami |
7.4.0 to 7.4.0, 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-update48.0 to 7.4-update48.0, 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, 7.4-update67.0 to 7.4-update67.0, 7.4-update76.0 to 7.4-update76.0, 7.4-update81.0 to 7.4-update81.0, 7.4-update82.0 to 7.4-update82.0, 7.4-update83.0 to 7.4-update83.0, 7.4-update84.0 to 7.4-update84.0, 7.4-update85.0 to 7.4-update85.0 | None known |
com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.webMaven |
before 2.0.86, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.92.0.02.0.12.0.102.0.112.0.122.0.132.0.142.0.152.0.162.0.172.0.182.0.192.0.22.0.202.0.212.0.222.0.23 |
2.0.86 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.4.0 up to 7.4.13.u86, plus listed versions 7.4.10.ep17.4.117.4.127.4.137.4.13.u1 Show 45 moreShow less7.4.13.u107.4.13.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.u54 |
7.4.13.u86 |
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-2023-42497 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Liferay Dxp, published October 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web 2.0.86.
References
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42497
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42497
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2g3-j73q-7qv7
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