CVE-2022-42123 json
Path Traversal in Liferay Portal
published 2022-11-15 3 y ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also BIT-liferay-2022-42123 , EUVD-2022-7363 , GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 19 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the installation of a malicious Elasticsearch Sidecar plugin.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.19
- liferay liferay_portal 7.4.3.19
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >=7.3.3, <7.4.3.19 |
7.4.3.19 |
| bitnami | liferay | >=7.3.0, <=7.3.0 >=7.4.0, <=7.4.0 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42123
web, vendor-advisory
-
issues.liferay.com
/browse/LPE-17518
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42123
advisory
-
liferay.com
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-42123
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9
- NVD CVE-2022-42123
- OSV BIT-liferay-2022-42123
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