CVE-2017-12648
Liferay Portal XSS Vulnerability
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a bookmark URL.
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
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a bookmark URL.
- Record
CVE-2017-12648- 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 a bookmark URL.
- Record
CVE-2017-12648- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4187 No score
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a bookmark URL.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4187- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cm99-x97g-9qx8
Liferay Portal XSS Vulnerability
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a bookmark URL.
- Record
GHSA-cm99-x97g-9qx8- 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-cm99-x97g-9qx8
Liferay Portal XSS Vulnerability
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a bookmark URL.
- Record
GHSA-cm99-x97g-9qx8- 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 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglibMaven |
before 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglibMaven |
before 2.1.3, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.21.1.02.0.0 Show 20 moreShow less2.0.12.0.102.0.112.0.122.0.132.0.142.0.152.0.162.0.172.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.82.0.92.1.02.1.12.1.2 |
2.1.3 |
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-2017-12648 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 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.0.3-GA4.
References
github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/47888
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-2017-12648