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GHSA-7R3W-WGGM-PJWF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-23 00:00 – Updated: 2025-07-18 19:15

Summary

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the Portal Search Module

Details

In Search Web before v6.0.19 in 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.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web"
      },
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              "fixed": "6.0.19"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381"
    },
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}

CVE-2022-28979 (GCVE-0-2022-28979)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-21 23:22 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:18

Summary

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.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-05-27 19:59 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2349 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-v…
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381

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