CVE-2016-3670 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in users.jsp in the Profile Search functionality in Liferay before 7.0.0 CE RC1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the FirstName field.

Published: 2016-06-13

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:ga6:*:*:community_edition:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4695	Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in Profile Search Functionality
Github GHSA	GHSA-hq29-vqg6-pjpw	Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in Profile Search Functionality

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02291.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137279/Liferay-CE-Stored-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/5
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036083
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-62387
https://labs.integrity.pt/advisories/cve-2016-3670/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39880/

History

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Subscriptions

Liferay Liferay Portal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-06-13T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.472Z

Reserved: 2016-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3670

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-13T14:59:03.963

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:46:09.850

Link: CVE-2016-3670

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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