GHSA-67JP-27JJ-6X85

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-19 12:00 – Updated: 2025-07-16 19:26
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Summary
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module
Details

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.

Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.0.46"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "7.3.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.3.10.u6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "7.4.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.4.13.u15"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-42116"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-16T19:26:48Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-10-18T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module\u0027s 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T19:26:49Z",
  "published": "2022-10-19T12:00:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42116"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ed2b59aa7db94c05c2be9ff5fda1d26ae7b00948"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17480"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42116?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121613012\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%3D121613012%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20221019032312/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42116"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://liferay.com"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module"
}


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