A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.3.3 through v7.4.2 and…
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.3.3 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00447 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib (Maven): 6.1.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib (Maven) | before 6.1.9 | 6.1.9 | Patch available | GHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.1.9 Fixed in 6.1.9 Patch available GHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 sp1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 sp2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 sp3 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.3 to before 7.4.3.4 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 sp1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 sp2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 sp3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 to before 7.4.3.4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4 com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib (Maven) Fixed in 6.1.9 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28982
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ae71b53861313c6e1c5ac02e129239ea413e0488
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17363
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-28982-reflected-xss-with-tag-name-in-liferay-asset-asset-tags-selector-?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612466&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121612466%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220922060111/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28982-reflected-xss-with-tag-name-in-%3Cliferay-asset-asset-tags-selector%3E
- http://liferay.com
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Sources
- CVE-2022-28982 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-28982 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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