CVE-2022-28978

MediumCVSS 5.4

Published: 22/09/2022(UTC)Updated: 09/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 10/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.50%

39th percentile - higher than 39% of all known CVEs

Summary

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Site module's user membership administration page in Liferay Portal 7.0.1 through 7.4.1, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 102, 7.1 before fix pack 26, 7.2 before fix pack 15, and 7.3 before service pack 3. Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a user's name.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential execution of malicious scripts in an administrator's browser, which could lead to session theft, content modification, or privilege escalation within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Liferay Portal to version 7.4.2 or later, and for Liferay DXP apply the appropriate fix pack or service pack according to the version.

Original NVD description (English source)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Site module's user membership administration page in Liferay Portal 7.0.1 through 7.4.1, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 102, 7.1 before fix pack 26, 7.2 before fix pack 15, and 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the a user's name.