GHSA-MR77-4PM4-X9VM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-15 12:00 – Updated: 2025-08-08 21:11
VLAI?
Summary
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Portal Search Module
Details

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module before 6.0.12 from Liferay Portal (7.1.0 through 7.4.2), and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 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 tag parameter.

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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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.0.12"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "7.1.0"
            },
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              "fixed": "7.1.10.fp27"
            }
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        }
      ]
    },
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      },
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              "introduced": "7.2.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.2.10.fp15"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-42118"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-08T21:11:30Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-15T01:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module before 6.0.12 from Liferay Portal (7.1.0 through 7.4.2), and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 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 `tag` parameter.",
  "id": "GHSA-mr77-4pm4-x9vm",
  "modified": "2025-08-08T21:11:30Z",
  "published": "2022-11-15T12:00:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42118"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/b42f1e70a69a31a3f2f7004a5b1923ec1e1e5445"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17342"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42118?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121613298\u0026_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121613298%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://liferay.com"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Portal Search Module"
}


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