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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9
Aliases CVE-2022-42123
Summary Path Traversal in Liferay Portal A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 19 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the installation of a malicious Elasticsearch Sidecar plugin.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/11/GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9/GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
http://liferay.com
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17518
CVE-2022-42123 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42123
CVE-2022-42123 https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42123
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/11/GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9/GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-30T14:56:31Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/42xxx/CVE-2022-42123.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2022-42123

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]

Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-30T14:56:31Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/42xxx/CVE-2022-42123.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2022-42123

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]