CVE-2022-28977
MediumCVSS 6.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs
Summary
The HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect function in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.2 and Liferay DXP 7.0-7.3 can be bypassed using multiple forward slashes, allowing remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via parameters such as 'redirect' or 'FORWARD_URL'.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves potential phishing or social engineering attacks where users may be redirected to malicious sites, leading to credential theft or malware infection.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade Liferay Portal to version 7.4.3 or later, and for Liferay DXP apply the relevant service packs or security patches as recommended by the vendor.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal
See all- CVE-2010-5327High
Liferay Portal through 6.2.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted Velocity template.
- CVE-2022-42122Critical
A SQL injection vulnerability in the Friendly Url module in Liferay Portal 7.3.7 and Liferay DXP 7.3 fix pack 2 through update 4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted payload injected into the `title` field of a friendly URL.
- CVE-2022-42120Critical
A SQL injection vulnerability in the Fragment module in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.16, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 before update 17 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a PortletPreferences' `namespace` attribute.
- CVE-2020-7961CriticalActively exploited
Deserialization of untrusted data in Liferay Portal prior to 7.2.1 CE GA2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JSON web services (JSONWS).
- CVE-2025-62267Medium
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web content template's select structure page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.35 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 update 35 through update 92 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a user's (1) First Name, (2) Middle Name, or (3) Last Name text field.
- CVE-2025-62264Medium
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Languauge Override in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, and 7.4 update 4 through update 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `_com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_selectedLanguageId` parameter.
- CVE-2025-62265Medium
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blogs widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 36, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted <iframe> injected into a blog entry's "Content" text field. The Blogs widget in Liferay DXP does not add the sandbox attribute to <iframe> elements, which allows remote attackers to access the parent page via scripts and links in the frame page.
- CVE-2025-62266Medium
By default, Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions is vulnerable to DNS rebinding attacks, which allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs. This vulnerability can be mitigated by changing the redirect URL security from IP to domain.
- CVE-2025-62257Medium
Password enumeration vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to determine a user's password even if account lockout is enabled via brute force attack.
- CVE-2025-62258Medium
A CSRF vulnerability in the Headless API of Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows remote attackers to execute any Headless API call via the `endpoint` parameter.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
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