CVE-2021-38263
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web< 4.0.12osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.server.admin.web
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-ffmm-5ww2-g3q4Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console2022-03-04ghsa · osvUS
Liferay Server Admin Web before 4.0.12 from Liferay Portal v7.3.2 and below and Liferay DXP v7.0 and below were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the script console under the Server module.
- BIT-liferay-2021-382632024-01-31vendor · osvUS
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://liferay.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-38263/cnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-pagecnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061enisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-pageenisa_euvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17061Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38263-reflected-xss-with-script-pagePatchVendor Advisorynvd
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