GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS)

MEDIUM Published 2022-03-04 Modified 2025-07-14 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-38265
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79
Reviewed
2025-07-14

Affected packages

• Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web: < 5.0.0 → fixed in 5.0.0 • Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: <= 7.3 (no fix yet)

Description

Liferay Layout Admin Web before 5.0.0 in Liferay Portal v7.3.6 and below and Liferay DXP v7.3 and below were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the _com_liferay_asset_list_web_portlet_AssetListPortlet_title parameter.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-38265 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

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