CVE-2022-38901

Summary

CVECVE-2022-38901
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-10-19 02:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-07-05 00:17:29 UTC
DescriptionA Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document and Media module - file upload functionality in Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.3.10 SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JS script or HTML into the description field of uploaded svg file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.007190000 probability, percentile 0.493960000 (date 2026-07-05)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1ADPDECLARED5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Liferay Dxp All All All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.3 - All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.3 update_1 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.3 update_2 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.3 update_3 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.3 update_4 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.3 update_5 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_1 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_10 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_11 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_12 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_13 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_14 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_15 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_16 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_17 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_18 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_19 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_2 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_20 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_21 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_22 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_23 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_24 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_25 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_26 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_27 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_28 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_3 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_4 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_5 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_6 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_7 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_8 All All
Application Liferay Dxp 7.4 update_9 All All
Application Liferay Liferay Portal All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Authenticated persistent XSS in Liferay DXP CMS (CVE-2022-38901 and CVE-2022-38902) | Offensity af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.offensity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Digital Experience Software Tailored to Your Needs | Liferay af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 liferay.com Vendor Advisory
Proton Drive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 drive.proton.me Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 731111 Liferay Portal Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (CVE-2022-38901)
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