CVE-2021-35463 : Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Lifera

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the management toolbar search via the `keywords` parameter.

Published 2021-08-04 14:15:08

Updated 2021-08-11 00:09:48

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2021-35463

Liferay » Liferay Portal » Version: 7.4.0
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2021-35463

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2021-35463 3

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-35463

EPSS FAQ

0.25%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 48 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-35463

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2021-35463

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2021-35463

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120850663

CVE-2021-35463 Reflected XSS with `keywords` in Search
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