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CVE-2021-38264: Liferay Portal vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the keywords parameter

March 4, 2022 (updated July 15, 2025)

Liferay Portal v7.4.1 and below was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the keywords parameter under the Frontend Taglib module before 7.1.15.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9536-m86r-q297
  • github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
  • github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/f5df5cbfdc8254b2388fa445e62ec1efebe3547f
  • liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38264-reflected-xss-with-keywords-in-search?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611971&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611971%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38264

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Affected versions

All versions before 7.1.15

Fixed versions

  • 7.1.15

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.1.15 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/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.frontend.taglib.clay/CVE-2021-38264.yml

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