What is CVE-2022-38901?

CVE-2022-38901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-38901?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Liferay Dxp

CVE-2022-38901

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document and Media module - file upload functionality in Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.3.10 SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JS script or HTML into the description field of uploaded svg file.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-10-19 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Liferay Dxp — versions 7.3, 7.4
Liferay Portal

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
drive.proton.me/urls/D27RQ14NGW (Third Party Advisory)
www.offensity.com/en/blog/authenticated-persistent-xss-in-liferay-dxp-cms-cve-2… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38901?: CVE-2022-38901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-38901?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.