CVE-2022-42128

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% 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-276

Description

The Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain a WikiNode object via the WikiNodeResource.getSiteWikiNodeByExternalReferenceCode API.

Affected products

Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.4
Liferay Portal: from 7.4.1 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-17595
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42128
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17595
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42128

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