CVE-2016-3670

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3670
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-13 14:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Liferay Liferay Portal All ga6 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Liferay Enterprise Portal Input Validation Flaw in Profile Search Lets Remote Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Liferay CE Stored Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Liferay CE < 6.2 CE GA6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting - JSP webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
CVE-2016-3670 Stored Cross Site Scripting in Liferay CE | INTEGRITY Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.integrity.pt Exploit
Log in - Liferay Issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.liferay.com Vendor Advisory
Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-3670 Stored Cross Site Scripting in Liferay CE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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