Is CVE-2022-28979 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-28979 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-28979?

CVE-2022-28979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-28979?

CVE-2022-28979 has an EPSS score of 0.50% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28979?

Upgrade liferay portal to 7.4.3.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-28979

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

liferay portalNVD

Affected:>= 7.1.0, < 7.4.3.4Fixed in:7.4.3.4CVE-2022-28979derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

issues.liferay.com

Vendor Advisory1

portal.liferay.dev

Product1

liferay.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-05.