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CVE-2022-28979

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-22 · updated 2026-07-09
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.1, 7.1-fix_pack_1, 7.1-fix_pack_10, 7.1-fix_pack_11, 7.1-fix_pack_12, 7.1-fix_pack_13 (+35)
• Liferay DXP: 7.3, 7.3-sp1, 7.3-sp2, 7.3-sp3
• Liferay Portal: from 7.1.0 before 7.4.3.4 — fixed in 7.4.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28979-xss-in-custom-facet-widget
• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28979-xss-in-custom-facet-widget

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