Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check Permissions in Translation Module

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

6.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2022-38512: 0.68% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 52.58 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

The Translation module before v2.0.58 from Liferay Portal (v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36), and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.

Published by the source

23 Sep 2022, 00:00 UTC

Last modified by the source

16 Jul 2025, 15:23 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2022-38512

Advisory: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check Permissions in Translation Module
IDs: CVE-2022-38512, GHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2022-38512 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.4.13.u37; com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web 2.0.58. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: affected >= 7.4.13.u8, <= 7.4.13.u36; fixed in 7.4.13.u37
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web: affected < 2.0.58; fixed in 2.0.58

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-h9ww-wjg4-jvvg lists affected ranges: Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.translation.web >=0 =7.4.13.u8 <=7.4.13.u36)

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