A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through…
Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 19 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the installation of a malicious Elasticsearch Sidecar plugin.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00781 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): 7.4.3.19
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) | 7.3.3 to before 7.4.3.19 | 7.4.3.19 | Patch available | GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.3.3 to before 7.4.3.19 Fixed in 7.4.3.19 Patch available GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9 com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.4.3.19 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42123
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9
References
More Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22732 Cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-20403 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.3 through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-03097 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-03169 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-17354 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-16598 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2022-42123 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42123 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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