VDB-209304 · CVE-2022-28982 · GCVE-0-2022-28982

Liferay Portal/DXP Tag cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal and DXP and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Tag Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-28982. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 09/22/2022. The advisory is shared for download at portal.liferay.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-28982 since 04/11/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Vendor

Liferay

Name

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/11/2022 🔍
09/22/2022 +164 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2025 +978 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portal.liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209304

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2022 10:34
Updated: 05/28/2025 00:15
Changes: 09/22/2022 10:34 (37), 10/22/2022 10:17 (11), 05/28/2025 00:15 (16)
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