Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25476
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Liferay CMS Portal version 7.1.3 and 7.2.1 have a blind persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user name parameter to Calendar. An attacker can insert the malicious payload on the username, lastname or surname fields of its own profile, and the malicious payload will be injected and reflected in the calendar of the user who submitted the payload. An attacker could escalate its privileges in case an admin visits the calendar that injected the payload.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | no fix listed | GHSA-pvpg-9553-f979 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | no fix listed | GHSA-pvpg-9553-f979 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119318646 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/community-security-team/liferay-portal/compare/7.2.1-ga2...7.2.1-cumulative.patch x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/community-security-team/liferay-portal/compare/7.1.3-ga4...7.1.3-cumulative.patch x_refsource_MISC