Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-38902 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in Liferay DXP 7.3.10 SP3. An authenticated user can place script or HTML in a new Blog topic name, potentially affecting another user who views that content.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate priority for internet-facing or multi-user portals. It is unlikely to justify emergency response without exploitation evidence, but it can affect user trust and session safety if low-trust users can create Blog topics.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 stored XSS in the Blog module's add-new-topic functionality. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4 with PR:L, UI:R, scope changed, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Liferay DXP 7.3.10 SP3 is deployed with the Blog module enabled and users can create topics. Public-facing portals raise business impact if untrusted or low-trust users have topic-creation privileges.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires authenticated access and a victim interaction path, but the payload is stored in application content, so impact can persist until removed or fixed.
Researcher notes
NVD-style affected data in the bundle is sparse, listing vendor and product as n/a despite the description naming Liferay DXP 7.3.10 SP3. Validate against Liferay advisories or Offensity details before scoping broadly.
Mitigation direction
- Check Liferay vendor guidance for fixed versions or official mitigations.
- Apply the vendor-supported upgrade or patch when confirmed.
- Restrict Blog topic creation to trusted users until remediated.
- Review and remove suspicious topic names after preserving evidence.
- Ensure stored content is encoded or sanitized per vendor recommendations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Liferay DXP deployments and confirm exact versions.
- Confirm whether the Blog module is enabled and used.
- Review who can create Blog topics in affected sites.
- Inspect topic names for unexpected HTML or script-like content safely.
- Verify remediation against vendor patch level or advisory guidance.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://drive.proton.me/urls/D27RQ14NGW#b71d8XrBl2MuCVE reference, mitre
- https://www.offensity.com/en/blog/authenticated-persistent-xss-in-liferay-dxp-cms-cve-2022-38901-and-cve-2022-38902/CVE reference, mitre
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.