{"id":"CVE-2019-6588","aliases":["GHSA-hwp2-gvm5-452f"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6588","summary":"Liferay Portal Allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the SimpleCaptcha API","details":"In Liferay Portal before 7.1 CE GA4, an XSS vulnerability exists in the SimpleCaptcha API when custom code passes unsanitized input into the \"url\" parameter of the JSP taglib call <liferay-ui:captcha url=\"<%= url %>\" /> or <liferay-captcha:captcha url=\"<%= url %>\" />. Liferay Portal out-of-the-box behavior with no customizations is not vulnerable.","published":"2019-06-03T20:29:01.547Z","modified":"2026-09-05T03:30:43.955333384Z","cvss":{"score":4.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"epss":{"score":0.02957,"percentile":0.86093,"asOf":"2026-08-23"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom","fixedVersion":"7.1.0"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153252/Liferay-Portal-7.1-CE-GA4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://dev.liferay.com/web/community-security-team/known-vulnerabilities/liferay-portal-71/-/asset_publisher/7v4O7y85hZMo/content/cst-7130-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-in-7-1-ce-ga3"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-09-05T03:30:43.955333384Z"}}