CVE-2023-42496Network attack vector

Script execution via unescaped tabs2 parameter

Published Feb 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Reflected XSS in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97 and Liferay DXP allows remote attackers to inject script via tabs2. The add-assignees-to-a-role page inserts the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 request value into generated HTML without neutralizing executable markup. Exploitation requires a user to open a crafted request, after which the injected content executes in that user's browser context with that session's access.

CVSS severity9.6
Critical
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97 and Liferay DXP allows remote attackers to inject script via tabs2. The add-assignees-to-a-role page inserts the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 request value into generated HTML without neutralizing executable markup. Exploitation requires a user to open a crafted request, after which the injected content executes in that user's browser context with that session's access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42496
Published
Feb 21, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Liferay
Product
Liferay Portal
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.3.3 <=7.4.3.97

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Liferay · Liferay Portalversion=7.3.3 <=7.4.3.97
Liferay · Liferay DXPversion=2023.q3.1 <=2023.q3.5; version=7.3.10 <=7.3.10-dxp-33; version=7.4.13 <=7.4.13.u92

Published CVSS scores

9.6Liferay Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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