CVE-2022-42116
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
- Record
CVE-2022-42116- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
- Record
CVE-2022-42116- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45202
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45202- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Frontend Editor CKEditor Web before 5.0.46 from Liferay Portal (7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14), and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
- Record
GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
- Record
CVE-2022-42116- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Frontend Editor CKEditor Web before 5.0.46 from Liferay Portal (7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14), and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
- Record
GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.webMaven |
before 5.0.46 | 5.0.46 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.u6 | 7.3.10.u6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.4.0 up to 7.4.13.u15 | 7.4.13.u15 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.webMaven |
before 5.0.46, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.1001.0.101 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.1021.0.1031.0.1041.0.1051.0.1061.0.1071.0.1081.0.1091.0.111.0.1101.0.1111.0.1121.0.1131.0.121.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.331.0.341.0.351.0.361.0.371.0.381.0.391.0.41.0.40 |
5.0.46 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.u6, plus listed versions 7.3.107.3.10.ep37.3.10.ep47.3.10.ep57.3.10.fp17.3.10.fp27.3.10.u47.3.10.u5 |
7.3.10.u6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.4.0 up to 7.4.13.u15, plus listed versions 7.4.10.ep17.4.117.4.127.4.137.4.13.u1 Show 9 moreShow less7.4.13.u107.4.13.u27.4.13.u37.4.13.u47.4.13.u57.4.13.u67.4.13.u77.4.13.u87.4.13.u9 |
7.4.13.u15 |
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-2022-42116 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Liferay Dxp, published October 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web 5.0.46.
References
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42116
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42116
liferay.com
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ed2b59aa7db94c05c2be9ff5fda1d26ae7b00948
liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17480
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42116?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121613012&_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%3D121613012%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
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web.archive.org/web/20221019032312/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42116
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