CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-42125

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.70%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

A Zip slip vulnerability in FileUtil.unzip in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.5 through 7.4.3.35 and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 1 through update 34 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the deployment of a malicious plugin/module.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential remote code execution or privilege escalation through file manipulation, which could lead to full compromise of the application server.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Liferay Portal to version 7.4.3.36 or later and Liferay DXP to version 7.4 update 35 or later, and restrict plugin deployment to trusted sources only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Zip slip vulnerability in FileUtil.unzip in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.5 through 7.4.3.35 and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 1 through update 34 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the deployment of a malicious plugin/module.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS