CVE-2022-38902

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blog module - add new topic functionality in Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.3.10 SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JS script or HTML into the name field of newly created topic.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://liferay.com	Product
https://drive.proton.me/urls/D27RQ14NGW#b71d8XrBl2Mu	Third Party Advisory
https://www.offensity.com/en/blog/authenticated-persistent-xss-in-liferay-dxp-cms-cve-2022-38901-and-cve-2022-38902/	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://liferay.com	Product
https://drive.proton.me/urls/D27RQ14NGW#b71d8XrBl2Mu	Third Party Advisory
https://www.offensity.com/en/blog/authenticated-persistent-xss-in-liferay-dxp-cms-cve-2022-38901-and-cve-2022-38902/	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_6::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_7::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_8::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-10-13 13:15

Updated : 2025-05-15 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-38902

Mitre link : CVE-2022-38902

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-38902

JSON object : View

Products Affected

liferay

dxp
liferay_portal

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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