CVE-2023-40191
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.6–9
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affected products (32)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0440Liferay Portal und Liferay DXP: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-02-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Liferay Portal und Liferay DXP ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff zu starten, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- GHSA-468x-frcm-ghx6Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting2024-02-21ghsa · osvUS
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
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-40191/cnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-40191cnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-40191enisa_euvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-40191Vendor Advisorynvd
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