GHSA-HGJV-7WJR-QWQP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:09 – Updated: 2025-07-14 20:11
VLAI?
Summary
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module
Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module before version 4.0.18, in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 96, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 9, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title of a modal window.

Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "modified": "2025-07-14T20:11:46Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:09:46Z",
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      "url": "https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17093"
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  "summary": "Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module"
}


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