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TI-2022-20406 Aliases CVE-2022-42124GHSA-vjj4-qwcm-552h

ReDoS vulnerability in LayoutPageTemplateEntryUpgradeProcess in Liferay Portal 7.3.2…

Priority LOW 38CWE-1333Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01351 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): 7.4.3.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven)7.3.2 to before 7.4.3.57.4.3.5Patch availableGHSA-vjj4-qwcm-552h
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.3.2 to before 7.4.3.5 Fixed in 7.4.3.5 Patch available GHSA-vjj4-qwcm-552h

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_10VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_11VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_12VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_13VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_14VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_15VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_16VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 fix_pack_9VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableLiferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_10 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_11 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_12 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_13 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_14 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_15 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_16 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_9 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.2 to before 7.4.3.5VulnerableLiferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.2 to before 7.4.3.5 Vulnerable ·Liferay

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-vjj4-qwcm-552h com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.4.3.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42124
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjj4-qwcm-552h

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • 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
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