CVE-2022-42128
Incorrect Default Permissions in Liferay Portal
The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.
- Record
CVE-2022-42128- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.
- Record
CVE-2022-42128- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7454
The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7454- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wgqm-qp44-cg6x
Incorrect Default Permissions in Liferay Portal
The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.
- Record
GHSA-wgqm-qp44-cg6x- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wgqm-qp44-cg6x
Incorrect Default Permissions in Liferay Portal
The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.
- Record
GHSA-wgqm-qp44-cg6x- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-liferay-2022-42128 No score
The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2022-42128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.4.1 to 7.4.3.4 | 7.4.3.5 |
liferayBitnami |
7.4.0 to 7.4.0 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.4.1 up to 7.4.3.5, plus listed versions 7.4.1-17.4.27.4.2-17.4.3.4 |
7.4.3.5 |
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-2022-42128 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Liferay Portal, published November 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.5.