VDB-209256 · CVE-2022-28981 · GCVE-0-2022-28981

Liferay Portal up to 7.4.2 Hypermedia REST API path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Liferay Portal up to 7.4.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Hypermedia REST API. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-28981. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal up to 7.4.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Hypermedia REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 09/22/2022. The advisory is shared for download at portal.liferay.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-28981 since 04/11/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Vendor

Liferay

Name

Portal

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/11/2022 🔍
09/22/2022 +164 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2025 +978 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portal.liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209256

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2022 07:29
Updated: 05/28/2025 00:15
Changes: 09/22/2022 07:29 (38), 10/22/2022 08:02 (11), 05/28/2025 00:15 (16)
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