High severity · published May 24, 2023
CVE-2023-33945
SQL injection vulnerability in the upgrade process for SQL Server in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.3.17, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 18 allows…
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the upgrade process for SQL Server in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.3.17, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the name of a database table's primary key index. This vulnerability is only exploitable when chained with other attacks. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must modify the database and wait for the application to be upgraded.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DX
DXP · Liferay
7.3.10 through 7.3.10.u5; 7.4.13 through 7.4.13.u17 · source: vendor
PO
Portal · Liferay
7.3.1 through 7.4.3.17 · source: vendor
DE
Digital Experience Platform · Liferay
7.3; 7.3; 7.3; 7.3; 7.3; 7.4; +16 more · source: NVD
LP
Liferay Portal · Liferay
7.3.1 through 7.3.7; 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.17 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33945
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33945
Vendor Advisory
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-33945
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