CVE-2019-16147 json
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via a Journal Article Title
published 2019-09-09 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-m2gx-7pvx-3gvg , EUVD-2019-6971
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Liferay Portal through 7.2.0 GA1 allows XSS via a journal article title to journal_article/page.jsp in journal/journal-taglib.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.taglib 3.0.4
- liferay liferay_portal 7.2.0
Exploit prediction
0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.taglib | <3.0.4 |
3.0.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-16147
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m2gx-7pvx-3gvg
- NVD CVE-2019-16147
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