CVE-2017-12645
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via an Invalid portletId
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via an invalid portletId.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via an invalid portletId.
- Record
CVE-2017-12645- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via an invalid portletId.
- Record
CVE-2017-12645- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4184 No score
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via an invalid portletId.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4184- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvrj-cw2f-25qw
6.1
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via an Invalid portletId
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via an invalid portletId.
- Record
GHSA-cvrj-cw2f-25qw- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cvrj-cw2f-25qw
6.1
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via an Invalid portletId
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via an invalid portletId.
- Record
GHSA-cvrj-cw2f-25qw- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
before 7.0.3-ga4 | 7.0.3-ga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12645 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Liferay Portal, published August 7, 2017. 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 7.0.3-ga4.
References
issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-72307
dev.liferay.com/web/community-security-team/known-vulnerabilities/liferay-portal-70/-/asset_publisher/cjE0ourZXJZE/content/cst-7017-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12645
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/122b0dd9ca729a4df0f06fe01b3648755c5048f9
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/6f2bd2569c78677b9eeab83ae42d3610a0e07b13
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/89c4514fc7d55a618c01483b987219298e3a4d36
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github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/bbb8bc90c2d11710ff09b7a36970510997b70c59
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/c6d7707c2e9872c7d5197001f292407ca7cbaf2e
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/f30571c3502551945ba7497e8d80e8b2295f1026
web.archive.org/web/20201001000000*/https://dev.liferay.com/web/community-security-team/known-vulnerabilities/liferay-portal-70/-/asset_publisher/cjE0ourZXJZE/content/cst-7017-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvrj-cw2f-25qw
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal