CVE-2020-25476
MEDIUMLiferay Portal 7.1.3 and 7.2.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Profile Fields
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119318646
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/community-security-team/liferay-portal/compare/7.2.1-ga2...7.2.1-cumulative.patch
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/community-security-team/liferay-portal/compare/7.1.3-ga4...7.1.3-cumulative.patch
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
63.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (3)
com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom
0Maven
liferay/liferay_portal
7.1.3
liferay/liferay_portal
7.2.1
Published
Jan 07, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026