CVE-2022-26594

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-04-15 · updated 2026-07-09
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a form field's help text to (1) Forms module's form builder, or (2) App Builder module's object form view's form builder.

Affected products

Liferay Portal: from 7.3.5 before 7.3.7; 7.4.0 — fixed in 7.3.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Portal 7.3.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-26594-xss-vulnerability-with-form-field-help-text
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-26594-xss-vulnerability-with-form-field-help-text

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