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CVE-2022-28978

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2022 at 11:38 PM UTC
Updated: July 9, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorLiferay PortalDigital Experience PlatformDXP

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Digital Experience Platform· Liferay
95%
7.07.0 fix_pack_1007.0 fix_pack_1017.0 fix_pack_137.0 fix_pack_147.0 fix_pack_247.0 fix_pack_257.0 fix_pack_267.0 fix_pack_277.0 fix_pack_287.0 fix_pack_307.0 fix_pack_337.0 fix_pack_357.0 fix_pack_367.0 fix_pack_397.0 fix_pack_407.0 fix_pack_417.0 fix_pack_427.0 fix_pack_437.0 fix_pack_447.0 fix_pack_457.0 fix_pack_467.0 fix_pack_477.0 fix_pack_487.0 fix_pack_497.0 fix_pack_507.0 fix_pack_517.0 fix_pack_527.0 fix_pack_537.0 fix_pack_547.0 fix_pack_567.0 fix_pack_577.0 fix_pack_587.0 fix_pack_597.0 fix_pack_607.0 fix_pack_617.0 fix_pack_647.0 fix_pack_657.0 fix_pack_667.0 fix_pack_677.0 fix_pack_687.0 fix_pack_697.0 fix_pack_707.0 fix_pack_717.0 fix_pack_727.0 fix_pack_737.0 fix_pack_757.0 fix_pack_767.0 fix_pack_787.0 fix_pack_797.0 fix_pack_807.0 fix_pack_817.0 fix_pack_827.0 fix_pack_837.0 fix_pack_847.0 fix_pack_857.0 fix_pack_867.0 fix_pack_877.0 fix_pack_887.0 fix_pack_897.0 fix_pack_907.0 fix_pack_917.0 fix_pack_927.0 fix_pack_937.0 fix_pack_947.0 fix_pack_957.0 fix_pack_967.0 fix_pack_977.0 fix_pack_987.0 fix_pack_997.17.1 fix_pack_17.1 fix_pack_107.1 fix_pack_117.1 fix_pack_127.1 fix_pack_137.1 fix_pack_147.1 fix_pack_157.1 fix_pack_167.1 fix_pack_177.1 fix_pack_187.1 fix_pack_197.1 fix_pack_27.1 fix_pack_207.1 fix_pack_217.1 fix_pack_227.1 fix_pack_237.1 fix_pack_247.1 fix_pack_257.1 fix_pack_37.1 fix_pack_47.1 fix_pack_57.1 fix_pack_67.1 fix_pack_77.1 fix_pack_87.1 fix_pack_97.27.2 fix_pack_17.2 fix_pack_107.2 fix_pack_117.2 fix_pack_127.2 fix_pack_137.2 fix_pack_147.2 fix_pack_27.2 fix_pack_37.2 fix_pack_47.2 fix_pack_57.2 fix_pack_67.2 fix_pack_77.2 fix_pack_87.2 fix_pack_9
DXP· Liferay
95%
7.37.3 sp17.3 sp27.3 sp3
Liferay Portal· Liferay
95%
7.0.1 ≤ v < 7.4.2
Affected range stops below 7.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Source: [email protected]
http://liferay.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28978-stored-xss-with-user-name-in-site-membership

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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