Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows arbitrary injection via web content template names
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Journal module's web content display configuration page before 5.0.15 in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 94, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 8, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via web content template names.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.content.web | < 5.0.15 | 5.0.15 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10.fp94, >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp19, >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp8 | 7.0.10.fp94, 7.1.10.fp19, 7.2.10.fp8 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26596
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/c61976fc867f3add8eb429b99380e91f021f9313
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-26596-stored-xss-with-template-name?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612108&_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%3D121612108%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
- 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:com.liferay.journal.content.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom- Disclosed
- 26.04.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w7f2-6896-6mm2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.content.web
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.
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