CVE-2022-26596

MediumCVSS 6.1

Published: 25/04/2022(UTC)Updated: 09/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 10/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.67%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Journal module's web content display configuration page in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 94, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 8. Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via web content template names.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential session hijacking, redirection to malicious sites, or theft of sensitive data for organizations using vulnerable Liferay versions.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Liferay Portal to version 7.3.4 or later, and for Liferay DXP apply the respective fix packs: 94 for 7.0, 19 for 7.1, or 8 for 7.2.

Original NVD description (English source)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Journal module's web content display configuration page in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 94, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 8, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via web content template names.