XSS in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2022-28979
Liferay Portal v7.1.0 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 26, 7.2 before fix pack 15, and 7.3 before service pack 3 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module's Custom Facet widget. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Custom Parameter Name text field.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
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: 0.005 (42.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Liferay Digital Experience Platform — versions 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… (Vendor Advisory)
- issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-28979?
- CVE-2022-28979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-28979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.