CVE-2022-42112

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: July 9, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorLiferay PortalDigital Experience PlatformDXP

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module's Sort widget in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.24, and Liferay DXP 7.2 before fix pack 19, 7.3 before update 5, and DXP 7.4 before update 25 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload.

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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