CVE-2022-42127: Incorrect Default Permissions in Liferay Portal

November 15, 2022 (updated April 30, 2025)

The Friendly Url module in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.5 through 7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 1 though 36 does not properly check user permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain the history of all friendly URLs that was assigned to a page.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5x9h-p2gx-35mg
issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17607
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42127
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42127

Code Behaviors & Features

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