CVE-2023-42496

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_roles_admin_web_portlet_RolesAdminPortlet_tabs2 parameter.

Published: 2024-02-20 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-42496 is rated Moderate Risk (54.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.61%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42496

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.38% 0.61% +0.23%
2 2025-11-21 0.26% 0.38% +0.12%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-42496

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 6.0 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-42496

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-42496

GHSA-54pv-r62j-9qqc · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-42496

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
liferay liferay_portal >= 7.3.3, < 7.4.3.98 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:service_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:service_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update28:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update29:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update31:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update32:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update33:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update28:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update29:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update31:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update32:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update33:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update34:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update35:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update36:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update37:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update38:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update39:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update40:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update41:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update42:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update43:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update44:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update45:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update46:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update47:*:*:*:*:*:*
liferay digital_experience_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update48:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-42496

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