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CVE-2022-42124

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% 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-1333

Description

ReDoS vulnerability in LayoutPageTemplateEntryUpgradeProcess in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 9 through fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and DXP 7.4 GA allows remote attackers to consume an excessive amount of server resources via a crafted payload injected into the 'name' field of a layout prototype.

Affected products

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.2-fix_pack_10, 7.2-fix_pack_11, 7.2-fix_pack_12, 7.2-fix_pack_13, 7.2-fix_pack_14, 7.2-fix_pack_15 (+4)
• Liferay Portal: from 7.3.2 before 7.4.3.5 — fixed in 7.4.3.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Portal 7.4.3.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17435
• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17535
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42124
• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17435
• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17535
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42124

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