Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2022· Updated May 13, 2025
CVE-2022-42116
CVE-2022-42116
Description
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.webMaven | < 5.0.46 | 5.0.46 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.u6 | 7.3.10.u6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.13.u15 | 7.4.13.u15 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versionspkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.webpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom
< 5.0.46+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.46
- (no CPE)range: >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.u6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42116ghsaADVISORY
- liferay.comghsaWEB
- github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ed2b59aa7db94c05c2be9ff5fda1d26ae7b00948ghsaWEB
- liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17480ghsaWEB
- liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42116ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20221019032312/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42116ghsaWEB
- portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42116mitre
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