CVE-2022-42129 Authorization Bypass in Liferay Portal

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can view unauthorized form entries in Liferay Portal by manipulating the formInstanceRecordId parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-42129?

CVE-2022-42129 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 15 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the Dynamic Data Mapping module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 4, and 7.4 GA allows remote authenticated users to view and access form entries via the `formInstanceRecordId` parameter.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42129?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom and liferay. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.3.27.4.3.5
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.3.27.4.3.5
liferay BitnamiFrom 7.3.0 to 7.3.0None

Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42129?

Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.5 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-42129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-liferay-2022-42129, GHSA-g6x4-57hp-j4xm.

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