CVE-2022-42115 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Object module's edit object details page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the object field's `Label` text field.

Published: 2022-10-18

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45201	Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in the Object Module
Github GHSA	GHSA-x43w-xphx-86w3	Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in the Object Module

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00479.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://liferay.com
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42115

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00148}`	epss `{'score': 0.00185}`

Tue, 13 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Liferay Liferay Portal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-07-09T00:21:44.321Z

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42115

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-09T00:21:44.321Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-18T21:15:16.330

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:04:22.570

Link: CVE-2022-42115

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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