Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-42116
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in the com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.3.10.u6 | GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.4.13.u15 | GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85 |
| Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web | 5.0.46 | GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N