What is CVE-2022-42126?

CVE-2022-42126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-42126?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform

CVE-2022-42126

The Asset Libraries module in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 through 7.4.3.28, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 8, and DXP 7.4 before update 29 does not properly check permissions of asset libraries, which allows remote authenticated users to view asset libraries via the UI.

Published 2022-11-15 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Liferay Digital Experience Platform — versions 7.3, 7.4
Liferay Portal

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5m… (Vendor Advisory)
issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17593 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42126?: CVE-2022-42126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-42126?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.