CVE-2022-42124
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.014 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ReDoS vulnerability in LayoutPageTemplateEntryUpgradeProcess in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 9 through fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and DXP 7.4 GA allows remote attackers to consume an excessive amount of server resources via a crafted payload injected into the 'name' field of a layout prototype.
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
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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.bom7.3.2 → 7.4.3.5osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-vjj4-qwcm-552hInefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Liferay Portal 2022-11-15ghsa · osvUS
ReDoS vulnerability in LayoutPageTemplateEntryUpgradeProcess in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 9 through fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and DXP 7.4 GA allows remote attackers to consume an excessive amount of server resources via a crafted payload injected into the 'name' field of a layout prototype.
- BIT-liferay-2022-421242024-01-31vendor · osvUS
ReDoS vulnerability in LayoutPageTemplateEntryUpgradeProcess in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 9 through fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and DXP 7.4 GA allows remote attackers to consume an excessive amount of server resources via a crafted payload injected into the 'name' field of a layout prototype.
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://liferay.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-42124/cnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17435cnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17535cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42124cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42124cnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17435enisa_euvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17535enisa_euvd
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