What is CVE-2022-38512?

CVE-2022-38512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-38512?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Liferay Dxp

CVE-2022-38512

The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Liferay Dxp — versions 7.4
Liferay Liferay_portal
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38512?: CVE-2022-38512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-38512?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.