XSS in Liferay Dxp
CVE-2022-42116
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Liferay Dxp — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Liferay Portal
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
- portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5m… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-42116?
- CVE-2022-42116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-42116?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.