CVE-2022-42123
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 19 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the installation of a malicious Elasticsearch Sidecar plugin.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
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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weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom7.3.3 → 7.4.3.19osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9Path Traversal in Liferay Portal2022-11-15ghsa · osvUS
A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 19 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the installation of a malicious Elasticsearch Sidecar plugin.
- BIT-liferay-2022-421232024-01-31vendor · osvUS
A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 19 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the installation of a malicious Elasticsearch Sidecar plugin.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://liferay.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-42123/cnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17518cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42123cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42123cnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17518enisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42123enisa_euvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17518Vendor Advisorynvd
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