CVE-2022-28979

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory liferay.com Vendor Advisory liferay.dev
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://liferay.com product
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28979-xss-in-custom-facet-widget vendor advisory
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381 issue tracking patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28979?
CVE-2022-28979 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-28979?
To fix CVE-2022-28979, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-28979 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-28979 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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