GHSA-P768-R2M2-8VJR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-15 12:00 – Updated: 2025-08-08 21:10
VLAI
Summary
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Sharing Module
Details

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sharing module's user notification before 3.0.9 from 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.

Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [
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        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay:com.liferay.sharing.web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.0.9"
            }
          ],
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        }
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    },
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      "package": {
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      },
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-42111"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-08T21:10:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-15T01:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sharing module\u0027s user notification before 3.0.9 from 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-p768-r2m2-8vjr",
  "modified": "2025-08-08T21:10:14Z",
  "published": "2022-11-15T12:00:16Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42111"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/0307ce50253f03203e613534ea03061b0b38caf0"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/4dec737577cfa2d7dd857bf9b4a4ffb5fc02dcc7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/5a0d16269d0a2e1b370ad8c38ee4d11f34476af5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/9d53dd83c80833c318f80b7116c441cf005cc781"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17379"
    },
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      "url": "https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42111?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612900\u0026_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121612900%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Sharing Module"
}


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