CVE-2023-42497

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Export for Translation page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `_com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect` parameter.

Affected products

Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.4, 7.4-update1, 7.4-update21, 7.4-update34, 7.4-update36, 7.4-update41 (+11)
Liferay Portal: from 7.4.3.4 before 7.4.3.86 — fixed in 7.4.3.86

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Portal 7.4.3.86. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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