Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2022-42118 — Cross-site Scripting in Portal

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
13.2%
top 5.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
Liferay PortalLiferay Digital Experience PlatformLiferay DXP
Timeline
PublishedNov 15

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDliferay/liferay_portal7.1.0 — 7.4.2
▶NVDliferay/dxp7.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2022-42118: A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module in Liferay Portal 7↗2022-11-15
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GHSA
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Portal Search Module↗2022-11-15
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OSV
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Portal Search Module↗2022-11-15
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💥Exploits & PoCs

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Nuclei
Liferay Portal - Cross-site Scripting
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CVE-2022-42118 — Cross-site Scripting in Liferay Portal | cvebase