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CVE-2022-28977: HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.2, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack 91 through 101, 7.1 fix pack 17 through 25, 7.2

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.60% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.util.java (Maven) 7.9.0; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) 7.0.10.fp101, 7.1.10.fp25, 7.2.10.fp14; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) 7.4.3.4-ga4.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.util.java (Maven) 7.9.0; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) 7.0.10.fp101, 7.1.10.fp25, 7.2.10.fp14; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) 7.4.3.4-ga4 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.2, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack 91 through 101, 7.1 fix pack 17 through 25, 7.2 fix pack 5 through 14, and 7.3 before service pack 3 can be circumvented by using multiple forward slashes, which allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via the (1) 'redirect` parameter (2) `FORWARD_URL` parameter, and (3) others parameters that rely on HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 21, 2022
Updated
Jul 9, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 48th percentile

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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
liferaydigital experience platform
liferaydxp
liferayliferay portal

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • liferay digital experience platform7.0
  • liferay digital experience platform7.1
  • liferay digital experience platform7.2
  • liferay dxp7.3
  • liferay liferay portal7.3.1 and later · before 7.4.3.4

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavencom.liferay.portal:com.liferay.util.javabefore 7.9.07.9.0
Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomfrom 7.0.10.fp91 · before 7.0.10.fp1017.0.10.fp101
Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomfrom 7.1.10.fp17 · before 7.1.10.fp257.1.10.fp25
Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomfrom 7.2.10.fp5 · before 7.2.10.fp147.2.10.fp14
Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomfrom 7.3.1-ga2 · before 7.4.3.4-ga47.4.3.4-ga4

Same product

liferay: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-38002The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8,
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2024-26273Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the content page editor in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.103, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2024-26272Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the content page editor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.107, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q
    35Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-28978Sep 21, 2022 · Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Site module's user membership administration page in Liferay Portal 7.0.1 through 7.4
    21Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-28979Sep 21, 2022 · Liferay Portal v7.1.0 through v7.4.2 and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 26, 7.2 before fix pack 15, and 7.3 before service pack 3 was disco
    24Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-42112Oct 18, 2022 · A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module's Sort widget in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.24, and Liferay D
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.util.java7.9.0Package registry (OSV)
Maven:com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom7.0.10.fp101Package registry (OSV)
Maven:com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom7.1.10.fp25Package registry (OSV)
Maven:com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom7.2.10.fp14Package registry (OSV)
Maven:com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom7.4.3.4-ga4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-601 · URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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