CVE-2022-28981
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Path traversal vulnerability in the Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 allows remote attackers to access files outside of com.liferay.headless.discovery.web/META-INF/resources via the `parameter` parameter.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (3)
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- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.discovery.web< 4.0.12osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.headless.discovery.web
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-5j86-vmpx-42pcLiferay Portal Path Traversal Vulnerability via the Hypermedia REST APIs Module2022-09-23ghsa · osvUS
Path traversal vulnerability in the Hypermedia REST APIs module before 4.0.12 from Liferay Portal (7.4.0 through 7.4.2) allows remote attackers to access files outside of com.liferay.headless.discovery.web/META-INF/resources via the `parameter` parameter.
also known as (3)
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references (5)
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- http://liferay.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-28981/cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apiscnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apisenisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apisRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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