CVE-2022-38902 (GCVE-0-2022-38902)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-13 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-15 15:16
VLAI
Summary
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blog module - add new topic functionality in Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.3.10 SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JS script or HTML into the name field of newly created topic.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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