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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6
Aliases CVE-2022-42122
Summary Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to SQL Injection via Friendly URL Module A SQL injection vulnerability in the Friendly Url module in Liferay Portal 7.3.7, and Liferay DXP 7.3 fix pack 2 through update 4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted payload injected into the `title` field of a friendly URL.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/11/GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6/GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6.json
generic_textual CRITICAL
Reference id Reference type URL
http://liferay.com
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17520
CVE-2022-42122 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42122
CVE-2022-42122 https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42122
CVE-2022-42122 https://web.archive.org/web/20221115051621/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42122
CVE-2022-42122?P_R_P_ASSETENTRYID=121613466&_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%3D121613466%26_COM_LIFERAY_ASSET_PUBLISHER_WEB_PORTLET_ASSETPUBLISHERPORTLET_INSTANCE_JEKT_CUR%3D0%26P_R_P_RESETCUR%3DFALSE https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42122?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121613466&_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%3D121613466%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/11/GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6/GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-30T14:59:30Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/42xxx/CVE-2022-42122.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2022-42122

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'yes'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]

Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-30T14:59:30Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/42xxx/CVE-2022-42122.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2022-42122

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'yes'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]