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TI-2022-18348 Aliases CVE-2022-38901GHSA-pq9f-jx2p-2xwc

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document and Media module - file upload…

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00684 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 36

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 to before 7.3VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3 update_1VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3 update_2VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3 update_3VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3 update_4VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3 update_5VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_1VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_10VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_11VulnerableLiferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 to before 7.3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 update_1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 update_2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 update_3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 update_4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 update_5 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_10 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_11 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Show 26 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_12VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_13VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_14VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_15VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_16VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_17VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_18VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_19VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_2VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_20VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_21VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_22:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_22VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_23:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_23VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_24:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_24VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_25:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_25VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_26:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_26VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_27:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_27VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_28:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_28VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_3VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_4VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_5VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_6VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_7VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_8VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4 update_9VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.5 – 7.4.3.28VulnerableLiferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_12 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_13 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_14 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_15 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_16 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_17 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_18 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_19 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_20 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_21 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_22:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_22 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_23:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_23 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_24:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_24 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_25:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_25 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_26:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_26 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_27:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_27 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_28:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_28 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_5 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_6 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_7 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_8 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 update_9 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.5 – 7.4.3.28 Vulnerable ·Liferay

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38901
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq9f-jx2p-2xwc
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-18349 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blog module - add new topic… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-20404 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Friendly Url module in Liferay Portal 7.3.7, and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-20402 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Fragment module in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-20403 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.3 through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16596 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-17506 Cross-site request forgery in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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