CVE-2022-42112 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the Portal Search module's Sort widget within Liferay Portal versions 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.24, and Liferay DXP versions 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 before specific updates. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML through a crafted payload, potentially leading to client-side attacks like session hijacking or defacement. While it requires user interaction and local privileges, the attack complexity is low. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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