CVE-2023-33945

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the upgrade process for SQL Server in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.3.17, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the name of a database table's primary key index. This vulnerability is only exploitable when chained with other attacks. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must modify the database and wait for the application to be upgraded.

Affected products

Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.3-update1, 7.3-update2, 7.3-update3, 7.3-update4, 7.3-update5, 7.4-update1 (+16)
Liferay Portal: from 7.3.1 through 7.3.7; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.17

References

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