Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2022· Updated May 27, 2025
CVE-2022-28978
CVE-2022-28978
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.site.memberships.webMaven | < 5.0.10 | 5.0.10 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10.fp102 | 7.0.10.fp102 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp26 | 7.1.10.fp26 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp15 | 7.2.10.fp15 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versions
< 5.0.10+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.10
- (no CPE)range: >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10.fp102
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7m65-hmvg-rxpcghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28978ghsaADVISORY
- liferay.comghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ffdc9d1f8abf484598afdc51671a30533740c16dghsaWEB
- liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17332ghsaWEB
- liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-28978-stored-xss-with-user-name-in-site-membershipghsaWEB
- portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28978-stored-xss-with-user-name-in-site-membershipmitrex_refsource_MISC
- web.archive.org/web/20220922015759/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28978-stored-xss-with-user-name-in-site-membershipghsaWEB
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