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6.1

Liferay Portal allows malicious login attempts via email address

CVE-2017-12646 · published 9 years ago
Summary

A weakness in Liferay Portal versions before 7.0 CE GA4 allows an attacker to use a malicious email address to gain unauthorized access to the system. This could lead to account takeover or other security issues. Upgrade to a patched version of Liferay Portal as soon as possible.

What to do
  • Update liferay com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to version 7.0.3-GA4.
  • Update liferay com.liferay:com.liferay.login.authentication.openid.connect.web to version 1.0.1.
  • Update liferay com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web to version 1.1.20.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
maven liferay com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom < 7.0.3-GA4
Fix: upgrade to 7.0.3-GA4
maven liferay com.liferay:com.liferay.login.authentication.openid.connect.web 1.0.0
Fix: upgrade to 1.0.1
maven liferay com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web < 1.1.20
Fix: upgrade to 1.1.20
– liferay liferay_portal <= 7.0
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:ga3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a login name, password, or e-mail address.
XSS exists in Liferay Portal before 7.0 CE GA4 via a login name, password, or e-mail address.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
6.1 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published7 Aug 2017
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
GHSA-8gqf-26xw-x3gx · GHSA
CVE-2017-12646 · NVD
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