CVE-2008-0178

Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.6 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via User-Agent HTTP Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0178. PoCs published by Tomasz Kuczynski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.6 by injecting a malicious script into the User-Agent header. The payload triggers an alert dialog, proving arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enterprise Admin Session Monitoring component in Liferay Portal 4.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the User-Agent HTTP header.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Tomasz Kuczynski · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31082

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.6 by injecting a malicious script into the User-Agent header. The payload triggers an alert dialog, proving arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Liferay Enterprise Portal instance · Ability to send crafted HTTP requests with modified User-Agent header
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28742
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/326065
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27547
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://support.liferay.com/browse/LEP-4736

Scores

EPSS 0.1019
EPSS Percentile 93.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
liferay/liferay_enterprise_portal 4.3.6
Published Feb 05, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026