Liferay Portal 7.4.x < 7.4.3.98 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 190932

Synopsis

The remote host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Liferay Portal installed on the remote host is prior to 7.4.3.98. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the advisory.

- Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Blocked Email Domains text field (CVE-2023-40191)

- 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. (CVE-2023-42498)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade Liferay Portal based upon the guidance specified in the advisory.

See Also

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 190932

File Name: liferay_7_4_3_98.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/23/2024

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-42498

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:liferay:liferay_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/liferay_portal

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40191, CVE-2023-42498

IAVA: 2024-A-0115