CVE-2022-26593 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows arbitrary injection via the name of an asset category
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via asset category names in Liferay Portal, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-26593?
CVE-2022-26593 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 19 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26593?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, liferay and com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.fp3 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.fp3 |
liferay Bitnami | All versions to 7.3.0 | 7.3.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib Maven | All versions | 6.1.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.taglib Maven | All versions | 6.1.0 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26593?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.3.10.fp3 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-26593 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26593 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- CVE-2024-8980 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console
- CVE-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25147 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-26269 Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Sources
Also known as BIT-liferay-2022-26593, GHSA-q2rp-xfj8-r95h.