CVE-2019-6588 json
Liferay Portal Allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the SimpleCaptcha API
published 2019-06-03 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-hwp2-gvm5-452f , EUVD-2019-16147
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
In Liferay Portal before 7.1 CE GA4, an XSS vulnerability exists in the SimpleCaptcha API when custom code passes unsanitized input into the "url" parameter of the JSP taglib call <liferay-ui:captcha url="<%= url %>" /> or <liferay-captcha:captcha url="<%= url %>" />. Liferay Portal out-of-the-box behavior with no customizations is not vulnerable.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.1.0
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-46983)
Exploit prediction
2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-46983 Liferay Portal 7.1 CE GA=3 / SimpleCaptcha API - Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2019-06-11
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | <7.1.0 |
7.1.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
dev.liferay.com
/web/community-security-team/known-vulnerabilities/liferay-portal-71/-/asset_publisher/7v4O7y85hZMo/content/cs
web, vendor-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/153252/Liferay-Portal-7.1-CE-GA4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6588
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-6588
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hwp2-gvm5-452f
- NVD CVE-2019-6588
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