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CVE-2022-42111

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sharing module's user notification in Liferay Portal 7.2.1 through 7.4

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sharing module's user notification in Liferay Portal 7.2.1 through 7.4.2, and Liferay DXP 7.2 before fix pack 19, and 7.3 before update 4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by sharing an asset with a crafted payload.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.00175
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
liferay portal>= 7.2.1 and <= 7.4.2
liferay digital experience platformall versions
liferay dxpall versions
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Affected Packages

2
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MODERATE fixed in 7.2.10.fp19
Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.sharing.web MODERATE fixed in 3.0.9
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Scoring & Timeline

5.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD15 Nov 2022 · 01:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17379Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42111Vendor Advisory
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