Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to SQL Injection via Friendly URL Module

Exploitation

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

CVSS

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

EPSS

• CVE-2022-42122: 0.78% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 56.07 (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.

A SQL injection vulnerability in the Friendly Url module in Liferay Portal 7.3.7, and Liferay DXP 7.3 fix pack 2 through update 4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted payload injected into the title field of a friendly URL.

Published by the source

15 Nov 2022, 12:00 UTC

Last modified by the source

5 Sep 2025, 19:04 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2022-42122

Advisory: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to SQL Injection via Friendly URL Module
IDs: CVE-2022-42122, GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2022-42122 (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: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
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.portal.bom 7.4.0-ga1; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.3.10.u4; com.liferay:com.liferay.friendly.url.service 4.0.3. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom: affected >= 7.3.7, < 7.4.0-ga1; fixed in 7.4.0-ga1
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: affected >= 7.3.10.fp2, < 7.3.10.u4; fixed in 7.3.10.u4
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.friendly.url.service: affected < 4.0.3; fixed in 4.0.3

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.friendly.url.service: 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.portal.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay:com.liferay.friendly.url.service.
- 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-hw56-7xj4-7gx6 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-hw56-7xj4-7gx6 lists affected ranges: Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom >=7.3.7 =7.3.10.fp2 =0 <4.0.3)

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