CVE-2022-28982
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via Tag Name
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.3.3 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.3.3 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
- Record
CVE-2022-28982- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.3.3 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
- Record
CVE-2022-28982- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-33413
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.3.3 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
- Record
EUVD-2022-33413- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via Tag Name
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Asset Taglib before v6.1.9 from Liferay Portal (v7.3.3 through v7.4.2) and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
- Record
GHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.3.3 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
- Record
CVE-2022-28982- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via Tag Name
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Asset Taglib before v6.1.9 from Liferay Portal (v7.3.3 through v7.4.2) and Liferay DXP v7.3 before service pack 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name of a tag.
- Record
GHSA-wffm-j7m8-93g4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglibMaven |
before 6.1.9 | 6.1.9 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglibMaven |
before 6.1.9, 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 |
6.1.9 |
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-2022-28982 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Liferay Dxp, published September 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib 6.1.9.
References
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28982-reflected-xss-with-tag-name-in-%253Cliferay-asset-asset-tags-selector%253E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28982
liferay.com
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ae71b53861313c6e1c5ac02e129239ea413e0488
liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17363
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-28982-reflected-xss-with-tag-name-in-liferay-asset-asset-tags-selector-?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612466&_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%3D121612466%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
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