# CVE-2022-42115: Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in the Object Module

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Label field in the Object module, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x43w-xphx-86w3

## What is CVE-2022-42115?

CVE-2022-42115 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 18 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Object module's edit object details page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the object field's `Label` text field.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42115?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web` | Maven | All versions | 1.0.99 |
| `com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web` | Maven | All versions | 1.0.99 |

Products: Liferay Liferay Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42115?

Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web to 1.0.99 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-42115 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42115 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Liferay Portal

- [CVE-2020-7961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7961/): Liferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-33990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33990/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16891/): Liferay Portal Allows RCE via Deserialization of a JSON Payload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47797/): Liferay Portal XSS with `p_l_back_url_title` on edit content page (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2020-13445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13445/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42115 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42115 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 18 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42115 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.99
- com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.99

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42115/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42115/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42115
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42115
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42115

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42115/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.