Open Redirect in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2022-28977
HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.2, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack 91 through 101, 7.1 fix pack 17 through 25, 7.2 fix pack 5 through 14, and 7.3 before service pack 3 can be circumvented by using multiple forward slashes, which allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via the (1) 'redirect` parameter (2) `FORWARD_URL` parameter, and (3) others parameters that rely on HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Liferay Digital Experience Platform — versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
- Liferay Dxp — versions 7.3
- Liferay Portal
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
- portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5m… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-28977?
- CVE-2022-28977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-28977?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.