Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Editor module's integration with CKEditor in Liferay Frontend Editor CKEditor Web before 5.0.46 from Liferay Portal (7.3.2 through 7.4.3.14), and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, or (2) namespace parameter.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web | < 5.0.46 | 5.0.46 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.u6, >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.13.u15 | 7.3.10.u6, 7.4.13.u15 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42116
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ed2b59aa7db94c05c2be9ff5fda1d26ae7b00948
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17480
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42116?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121613012&_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%3D121613012%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
- https://web.archive.org/web/20221019032312/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42116
- http://liferay.com
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom- Disclosed
- 19.10.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 10.2022 09.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 3
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 0
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