Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS via Mishandled Title or Summary in the Web Content Display

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2017-12649 · GHSA-6q67-5wvc-rmw9 · Published 07/08/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-12649 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, liferay portal (liferay).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.74%, higher than 54.8% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 7.0.3-ga4 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven	`< 7.0.3-ga4`	`7.0.3-ga4`
liferay portal liferay	`≤ 7.0`	No fix yet

XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted title or summary that is mishandled in the Web Content Display.

NVD description

XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a crafted title or summary that is mishandled in the Web Content Display.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

Maven

< 7.0.3-ga4

7.0.3-ga4

≤ 7.0

No fix yet

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