CVE-2022-26593
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows arbitrary injection via the name of an asset category
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.
- Record
CVE-2022-26593- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.
- Record
CVE-2022-26593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31148 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31148- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2rp-xfj8-r95h
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows arbitrary injection via the name of an asset category
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector before 6.1.0 in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of an asset category.
- Record
GHSA-q2rp-xfj8-r95h- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q2rp-xfj8-r95h
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows arbitrary injection via the name of an asset category
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector before 6.1.0 in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of an asset category.
- Record
GHSA-q2rp-xfj8-r95h- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-liferay-2022-26593 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2022-26593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.
- Record
CVE-2022-26593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglibMaven |
before 6.1.0 | 6.1.0 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.fp3 | 7.3.10.fp3 |
liferayBitnami |
before 7.3.0, 7.3.0 to 7.3.0, 7.3-fix.0 to 7.3-fix.0 | 7.3.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglibMaven |
before 6.1.0, plus listed versions 1.0.02.0.02.0.12.0.102.0.11 Show 45 moreShow less2.0.122.0.132.0.142.0.152.0.162.0.172.0.182.0.192.0.22.0.202.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.82.0.93.0.03.0.13.0.103.0.113.0.123.0.133.0.143.0.153.0.163.0.173.0.183.0.193.0.23.0.203.0.213.0.223.0.233.0.243.0.253.0.263.0.273.0.283.0.293.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.7 |
6.1.0 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.fp3, plus listed versions 7.3.107.3.10.ep37.3.10.ep47.3.10.ep57.3.10.fp17.3.10.fp2 |
7.3.10.fp3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26593 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Liferay Portal, published April 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib 6.1.0.
References
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-26593-stored-xss-with-category-name-in-asset-categories-selector
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26593
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/811d894cb079aba3644771a70cd9a2dfd36b945d
liferay.atlassian.net/issues/LPE-17284
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-26593-stored-xss-with-category-name-in-asset-categories-selector?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612145&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121612145%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
liferay.com
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