How severe is CVE-2023-35029?

CVE-2023-35029 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2023-35029?

CVE-2023-35029 affects the following packages: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2023-35029?

Update com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.77-ga77 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-35029 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2023-35029 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate CVE-2023-35029 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2023-35029?

O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2023-35029 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is CVE-2023-35029 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2023-35029 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-35029?

CVE-2023-35029 is classified as Open Redirect (CWE-601). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2023-35029 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2023-35029 was published on June 15, 2023 and was last updated on July 8, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

☕ Maven

CVE-2023-35029

MEDIUM

CVE-2023-35029 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Open Redirect vulnerability in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2023-35029 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Open Redirect via the Layout Module

Also known asGHSA-22w7-m5f8-87vh

Published

Jun 15, 2023

Updated

Jul 8, 2026

Affected

2 pkgs

Patched

1 / 2

Exploits

None indexed

Blast Radius

2 pkgs affected

☕com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Open redirect vulnerability in the Layout module's SEO configuration in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.70 through 7.4.3.76, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 70 through 76 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via the _com_liferay_layout_admin_web_portlet_GroupPagesPortlet_backURL parameter.

Affected Packages

2 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom`	≥ 7.4.3.70-ga70&&< 7.4.3.77-ga77	7.4.3.77-ga77
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom`	≥ 7.4.13.u70	No fix

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.77-ga77 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-35029 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2023-35029 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2023-35029. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Open redirect vulnerability in the Layout module's SEO configuration in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.70 through 7.4.3.76, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 70 through 76 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via the `_com_liferay_layout_admin_web_portlet_GroupPagesPortlet_backURL` parameter.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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