CVE-2007-6173

Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.1 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-6173. PoCs published by Joshua Morin.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a simple XSS proof-of-concept for CVE-2007-6173, demonstrating how unsanitized input in Liferay Portal can execute arbitrary JavaScript. The payload includes basic XSS vectors like script tags and iframes.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in c/portal/login in Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the emailAddress parameter in a Send New Password action, a different vector than CVE-2007-6055. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Joshua Morin · htmlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30817

This is a simple XSS proof-of-concept for CVE-2007-6173, demonstrating how unsanitized input in Liferay Portal can execute arbitrary JavaScript. The payload includes basic XSS vectors like script tags and iframes.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Liferay Portal 4.3.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Liferay Portal instance · Ability to inject malicious input into a parameter or field
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1048
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34714
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26606
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019003
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4027
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022063
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38891
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27821
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484286/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3404

Scores

EPSS 0.0231
EPSS Percentile 81.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
liferay/liferay_enterprise_portal 4.3.1
Published Nov 30, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026