CVE-2022-38901

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: yes
Published: 2022-10-19 · updated 2026-07-09
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

Liferay DXP: from 7.0 before 7.3; 7.3, 7.3-update_1, 7.3-update_2, 7.3-update_3, 7.3-update_4, 7.3-update_5 (+28) — fixed in 7.3
Liferay Portal: from 7.3.5 through 7.4.3.28

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay DXP 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://drive.proton.me/urls/D27RQ14NGW#b71d8XrBl2Mu
https://www.offensity.com/en/blog/authenticated-persistent-xss-in-liferay-dxp-cms-cve-2022-38901-and-cve-2022-38902/
https://drive.proton.me/urls/D27RQ14NGW#b71d8XrBl2Mu
https://www.offensity.com/en/blog/authenticated-persistent-xss-in-liferay-dxp-cms-cve-2022-38901-and-cve-2022-38902/

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