What is CVE-2022-28980?

CVE-2022-28980 is a vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP v7.4 GA that allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML through cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28980?

The severity of CVE-2022-28980 is medium, with a CVSS score of 6.1.

How does CVE-2022-28980 affect Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP?

CVE-2022-28980 affects Liferay Portal v7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP v7.4 GA, allowing attackers to exploit cross-site scripting vulnerabilities through parameters with the filter_ prefix.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-28980?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2022-28980 by injecting malicious web scripts or HTML through parameters with the filter_ prefix, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code on vulnerable Liferay Portals or Liferay DXP instances.

Is there a fix available for CVE-2022-28980?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2022-28980 is available in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.5 and later versions, and in Liferay DXP v7.4 FP18 and later versions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2022-28980

medium

6.1

CWE

22/9/2022

3/8/2024

CVE-2022-28980: XSS

First published: Thu Sep 22 2022(Updated: )

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP v7.4 GA allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via parameters with the filter_ prefix.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Liferay DXP	=7.4-ga
Liferay Liferay Portal	<7.4.3.5

Remedy

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28980-reflected-xss-with-filter_*-parameters-in-applied-fragment-filters

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What is CVE-2022-28980?
CVE-2022-28980 is a vulnerability in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP v7.4 GA that allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML through cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
What is the severity of CVE-2022-28980?
The severity of CVE-2022-28980 is medium, with a CVSS score of 6.1.
How does CVE-2022-28980 affect Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP?
CVE-2022-28980 affects Liferay Portal v7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP v7.4 GA, allowing attackers to exploit cross-site scripting vulnerabilities through parameters with the filter_ prefix.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-28980?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2022-28980 by injecting malicious web scripts or HTML through parameters with the filter_ prefix, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code on vulnerable Liferay Portals or Liferay DXP instances.
Is there a fix available for CVE-2022-28980?
Yes, the fix for CVE-2022-28980 is available in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.5 and later versions, and in Liferay DXP v7.4 FP18 and later versions.

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