CVE-2022-28981

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://liferay.com	Product
http://liferay.com	Product
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 May 2025, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) http://liferay.com - Product~~	() http://liferay.com - Product
References	(MISC) https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory	() https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-28981-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-hypermedia-rest-apis - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-09-22 01:15

Updated : 2025-05-27 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-28981

Mitre link : CVE-2022-28981

JSON object : View

Products Affected

liferay

liferay_portal

CWE

CWE-22

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

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