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CVE-2016-3670: Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in Profile Search Functionality

May 17, 2022 (updated August 8, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in users.jsp in the Profile Search functionality in Liferay Portal Search Web before 1.0.3 from Liferay (before 7.0.0 CE RC1) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the FirstName field.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq29-vqg6-pjpw
  • github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
  • github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/b7ce087039f3b753f36f558df5faefac4ad4b160
  • issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-62387
  • labs.integrity.pt/advisories/cve-2016-3670
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3670
  • www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39880

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.0.3

Fixed versions

  • 1.0.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.3 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

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

Source file

maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.portal.search.web/CVE-2016-3670.yml

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