Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-28977
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity open redirect in the com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.util.java package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.util.java | 7.9.0 | GHSA-w397-9p2j-6x23 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.0.10.fp101 | GHSA-w397-9p2j-6x23 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.1.10.fp25 | GHSA-w397-9p2j-6x23 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.2.10.fp14 | GHSA-w397-9p2j-6x23 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | 7.4.3.4-ga4 | GHSA-w397-9p2j-6x23 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-601 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N