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CVE-2016-3670

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in users.jsp in the Profile Search functionality in Liferay before 7.0.0 CE RC1

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.0929
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

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

1
liferay portal<= 6.2
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web MODERATE fixed in 1.0.3
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
webappsLiferay CE < 6.2 CE GA6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting2016-06-02
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Liferay-CE-Stored-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
poclabs.integrity.pt · cve-2016-3670labs.integrity.pt
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 39880www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Jun 2016 · 02:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/5Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036083
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-62387Vendor Advisory
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