CVE-2022-42118

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 15, and 7.3 before service pack 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `tag` parameter.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 61st percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-79

Published

2022-11-15

Updated

2026-07-09

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-42118.yaml

Security advisories

• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17342
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxm…
• advisories/GHSA-mr77-4pm4-x9vm

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry