CVE-2022-28981

Published: Sep 22, 2022Modified: May 27, 2025

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Liferay: Liferay Portal

Liferay

1 product

Liferay Portal

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Liferay Liferay Portal	From 7.4.0 to 7.4.2

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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.

References (4)

http://liferay.com

Source: cve@mitre.org

Product

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesVendor Advisory

http://liferay.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Product

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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