CVE-2022-28979
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web< 6.0.19osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.portal.search.web
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-7r3w-wggm-pjwfLiferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the Portal Search Module2022-09-23ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (9)
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- http://liferay.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-28979/cnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28979cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28979-xss-in-custom-facet-widgetcnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381enisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28979-xss-in-custom-facet-widgetenisa_euvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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