CVE-2022-42114
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Role module's edit role assignees page in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 37 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom7.4.0 → 7.4.13.u37osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.roles.admin.web< 5.0.48osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.roles.admin.web
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-cmrw-cgfc-v6x2Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Role Module2022-10-19ghsa · osvUS
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Role module's edit role assignees page in Liferay Roles Admin Web before 5.0.48 from Liferay Portal (7.4.0 through 7.4.3.36), and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 37 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://liferay.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-42114/cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42114cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42114enisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42114PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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