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CVE-2023-42498

Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting

9.6 CriticalFix available

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key 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

0.61%Up 0.6 points since Feb 21, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used9.6

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key parameter.

Record
CVE-2023-42498
CVSS 3.1
9.6 CriticalCVSS: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-2024-05459.6

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key parameter.

Record
EUVD-2024-0545
CVSS 3.1
9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-73x3-8mrg-5r939.6

Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key parameter.

Record
GHSA-73x3-8mrg-5r93
CVSS 3.1
9.6 CriticalCVSS: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
NVD9.6

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key parameter.

Record
CVE-2023-42498
CVSS 3.1
9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS: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
OSV6.1

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key parameter.

Record
CVE-2023-42498
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-73x3-8mrg-5r939.6

Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key parameter.

Record
GHSA-73x3-8mrg-5r93
CVSS 3.1
9.6 CriticalCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
Maven
7.4.3.8 to 7.4.3.97
7.4.3.98
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Maven
2023.Q3 up to 2023.Q3.5
2023.Q3.5
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Maven
7.4.13.u4 to 7.4.13.u92None known
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
Maven
7.4.3.8 up to 7.4.3.98, plus listed versions
7.4.3.107.4.3.117.4.3.127.4.3.137.4.3.14
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7.4.3.157.4.3.167.4.3.177.4.3.187.4.3.197.4.3.207.4.3.20-ga207.4.3.217.4.3.21-ga217.4.3.227.4.3.237.4.3.247.4.3.257.4.3.267.4.3.277.4.3.287.4.3.297.4.3.307.4.3.317.4.3.327.4.3.337.4.3.347.4.3.357.4.3.367.4.3.377.4.3.387.4.3.397.4.3.407.4.3.417.4.3.427.4.3.437.4.3.447.4.3.457.4.3.467.4.3.477.4.3.487.4.3.497.4.3.507.4.3.517.4.3.527.4.3.537.4.3.547.4.3.557.4.3.567.4.3.57
7.4.3.98
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Maven
2023.Q3 up to 2023.Q3.5, plus listed versions
2023.q3.12023.q3.22023.q3.32023.q3.4
2023.Q3.5
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Maven
7.4.13.u4 to 7.4.13.u92, plus listed versions
7.4.13.u107.4.13.u157.4.13.u167.4.13.u177.4.13.u18
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7.4.13.u197.4.13.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.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.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.u557.4.13.u567.4.13.u577.4.13.u587.4.13.u597.4.13.u67.4.13.u607.4.13.u61
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-42498 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.

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