Liferay Portal stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module's Search Result app in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.11, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 8, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Search Result app's search result if highlighting is disabled by adding any searchable content (e.g., blog, message board message, web content article) to the application.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3.13u8, >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.u4, < 7.2.10.fp17 | 7.4.3.13u8, 7.3.10.u4, 7.2.10.fp17 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | < 7.4.3.12 | 7.4.3.12 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 07.02.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9vgq-w5pv-v77q - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 159
- First → latest
- 05.2021 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 33
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 18
- High 25
- Medium 115
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 57
- 2023: 18
- 2024: 40
- 2025: 43
- 2026: 0
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