Vulnerability · Published Nov 15, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-42118
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 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 15, and 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `tag` parameter.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.1.10.fp27 | GHSA-mr77-4pm4-x9vm |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.2.10.fp15 | GHSA-mr77-4pm4-x9vm |
| Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web | 6.0.12 | GHSA-mr77-4pm4-x9vm |
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