Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2022· Updated Jul 9, 2026
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
29cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.3
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:ga1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.4:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords2 versionspkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bompkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web
>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.u6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.u6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.46
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42116nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- 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
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