---
id: CVE-2022-26593
title: >-
  Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset
  categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3
  before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script
  or HTML via …
summary: >-
  Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset
  categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3
  before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script
  or HTML via …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: liferay
product: digital_experience_platform
affected:
  - digital_experience_platform < 7.3
  - digital_experience_platform = 7.3
  - 'liferay_portal >= 7.3.3, < 7.3.7'
  - liferay_portal = 7.4.0
patched:
  - digital_experience_platform 7.3
  - liferay_portal 7.3.7
published: '2022-04-19'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26593'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-26593-stored-xss-with-category-name-in-asset-categories-selector
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://liferay.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-26593-stored-xss-with-category-name-in-asset-categories-selector
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00585
epssPercentile: 0.46681
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:24.158Z'
---

## Overview

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's asset categories selector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name of a asset category.

## Affected

- `digital_experience_platform < 7.3`
- `digital_experience_platform = 7.3`
- `liferay_portal >= 7.3.3, < 7.3.7`
- `liferay_portal = 7.4.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `digital_experience_platform 7.3`
- `liferay_portal 7.3.7`