Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Asset Publisher App
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's Asset Publisher app in Liferay Portal 7.2.1 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_XXXXXXXXXXXX_assetEntryId parameter.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | < 7.1.10.fp21, >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp10, >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.fp1 | 7.1.10.fp21, 7.2.10.fp10, 7.3.10.fp1 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.2.1, < 7.3.6 | 7.3.6 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29051
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743580
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210524223247/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743580
- http://liferay.com
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jvvx-8g42-9559 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 159
- First → latest
- 05.2021 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 33
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 18
- High 25
- Medium 115
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 57
- 2023: 18
- 2024: 40
- 2025: 43
- 2026: 0
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