Path traversal vulnerability in the Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Path traversal vulnerability in the Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 allows remote attackers to access files outside of com.liferay.headless.discovery.web/META-INF/resources via the `parameter` parameter.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0128 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.discovery.web (Maven): 4.0.12
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.discovery.web (Maven) | before 4.0.12 | 4.0.12 | Patch available | GHSA-5j86-vmpx-42pc |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.discovery.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.12 Fixed in 4.0.12 Patch available GHSA-5j86-vmpx-42pc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5j86-vmpx-42pc com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.discovery.web (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.12 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5j86-vmpx-42pc
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612450&_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%3D121612450%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220929232244/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis
- http://liferay.com
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Sources
- CVE-2022-28981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-28981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5j86-vmpx-42pc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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