Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via a Knowledge Base Article Title
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a Knowledge Base article title.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | < 7.0.3-ga4 | 7.0.3-ga4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12647
- https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/48901
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/12c56b7f068416f02de56e29342b078d5d12b2b8
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/36b21590d1cac644864b10fbec02c2cac20098b3
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/461278bda30e7ec9e30270d0bbd70129383f7721
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ef2ba080f53924d2437c021280f5ba70ba88c51d
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201101000000*/https://dev.liferay.com/web/community-security-team/known-vulnerabilities/liferay-portal-70/-/asset_publisher/cjE0ourZXJZE/content/cst-7017-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-75x7-w445-5gwr - 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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