CVE-2022-42121

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-15 · updated 2026-07-09
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in the Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.3 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 17, 7.3 before service pack 3, and 7.4 GA allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted payload injected into a page template's 'Name' field.

Affected products

Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.1, 7.1-fix_pack_1, 7.1-fix_pack_10, 7.1-fix_pack_11, 7.1-fix_pack_12, 7.1-fix_pack_13 (+36)
Liferay DXP: 7.3, 7.3-sp1, 7.3-sp2, 7.4-ga1
Liferay Portal: from 7.1.3 through 7.4.3.4; from 7.1.0 through 7.4.2

References

https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17414
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42121
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17414
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42121

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