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CVE-2019-6588

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.

Severity
Medium 4.7
Published
3 Jun 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Liferay Portal / DXPServers and applications · cpe:a:liferay:liferay_portal
  • Version 7.1.0-m2
  • Version 7.1.0-m1
  • Version 7.1.0-ga1
  • Version 7.1.0-rc1
All 64 release lines
  • Every version up to 6.0.6
  • Version 6.1.0-b1
  • Version 6.1.0-b2
  • Version 6.1.0-b3
  • Version 6.1.0-b4
  • Version 6.1.0-rc1
  • Version 6.1.0-ga1
  • Version 6.1.1-ga2
  • Version 6.1.2-ga3
  • Version 6.2.0-b1
  • Version 6.2.0-b2
  • Version 6.2.0-rc1
  • Version 6.2.0-rc2
  • Version 6.2.0-rc3
  • Version 6.2.0-rc4
  • Version 6.2.0-rc5
  • Version 6.2.0-rc6
  • Version 6.2.0-ga1
  • Version 6.2.0-m1
  • Version 6.2.0-m2
  • Version 6.2.0-m3
  • Version 6.2.0-m4
  • Version 6.2.0-m5
  • Version 6.2.0-m6
  • Version 6.2.1-ga2
  • Version 6.2.2-ga3
  • Version 6.2.3-ga4
  • Version 6.2.4-ga5
  • Version 6.2.5-ga6
  • Version 7.0.0-a1
  • Version 7.0.0-a2
  • Version 7.0.0-a3
  • Version 7.0.0-a4
  • Version 7.0.0-a5
  • Version 7.0.0-b1
  • Version 7.0.0-b2
  • Version 7.0.0-b3
  • Version 7.0.0-b4
  • Version 7.0.0-b5
  • Version 7.0.0-b6
  • Version 7.0.0-b7
  • Version 7.0.0-ga1
  • Version 7.0.0-m1
  • Version 7.0.0-m2
  • Version 7.0.0-m3
  • Version 7.0.0-m4
  • Version 7.0.0-m5
  • Version 7.0.0-m6
  • Version 7.0.0-m7
  • Version 7.0.1-ga2
  • Version 7.0.2-ga3
  • Version 7.0.3-ga4
  • Version 7.0.4-ga5
  • Version 7.0.5-ga6
  • Version 7.0.6-ga7
  • Version 7.1.0-a1
  • Version 7.1.0-a2
  • Version 7.1.0-b1
  • Version 7.1.0-b2
  • Version 7.1.0-b3
  • Version 7.1.0-rc1
  • Version 7.1.0-ga1
  • Version 7.1.0-m1
  • Version 7.1.0-m2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6588
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6588