CVE-2007-6173

Published: Nov 30, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79

4.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in c/portal/login in Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the emailAddress parameter in a Send New Password action, a different vector than CVE-2007-6055. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

liferay

commercial·USaka liferay portal

liferay enterprise portalOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1048

vupen.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/34714

secunia.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26606

securityfocus.com

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