CVE-2022-38512
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check Permissions in Translation Module
The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2022-38512- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2022-38512- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41092
The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41092- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check Permissions in Translation Module
The Translation module before v2.0.58 from Liferay Portal (v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36), and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.
- Record
GHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2022-38512- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check Permissions in Translation Module
The Translation module before v2.0.58 from Liferay Portal (v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36), and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.
- Record
GHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.webMaven |
before 2.0.58 | 2.0.58 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.4.13.u8 to 7.4.13.u36 | 7.4.13.u37 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.webMaven |
before 2.0.58, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.92.0.02.0.12.0.102.0.112.0.122.0.132.0.142.0.152.0.162.0.172.0.182.0.192.0.22.0.202.0.212.0.222.0.23 |
2.0.58 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.4.13.u8 up to 7.4.13.u37, plus listed versions 7.4.13.u107.4.13.u157.4.13.u167.4.13.u177.4.13.u18 Show 19 moreShow less7.4.13.u197.4.13.u207.4.13.u217.4.13.u227.4.13.u237.4.13.u247.4.13.u257.4.13.u267.4.13.u277.4.13.u287.4.13.u297.4.13.u307.4.13.u317.4.13.u327.4.13.u337.4.13.u347.4.13.u357.4.13.u367.4.13.u9 |
7.4.13.u37 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38512 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Liferay Dxp, published September 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web 2.0.58.
References
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-38512
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38512
liferay.com
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/1934094578ddcd2c1f3d37593b493d3991a6a20f
liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17610
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