# CVE-2022-26595: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP fails to check permissions to view sites/groups

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-26595-liferay-portal-and-liferay-dxp-fails-to-check-permissions-to-view  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-04-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-26595 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-04-20

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP fails to check permissions to view sites/groups

Technologies: [com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-com-liferay-portal-impl), [com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-release-dxp-bom), [com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-release-portal-bom). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-26595 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-26595 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-26595?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 April 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.liferay:com.liferay.site.browser.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.5; com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.7.9; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.2.0,fixed=7.2.10.fp13; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.4.0,fixed=7.4.2-ga3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-26595?** Yes. com.liferay:com.liferay.site.browser.web (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.5 or later; com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven): upgrade to 7.7.9 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.2.10.fp13 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.4.2-ga3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-26595?** Check whether you run com.liferay:com.liferay.site.browser.web (Maven), com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.liferay:com.liferay.site.browser.web (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay:com.liferay.site.browser.web to 6.0.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven): upgrade to 7.7.9 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl to 7.7.9 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.2.10.fp13 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.2.10.fp13 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.4.2-ga3 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.2-ga3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.liferay:com.liferay.site.browser.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.5
- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.7.9
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.2.0,fixed=7.2.10.fp13
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.4.0,fixed=7.4.2-ga3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-26595
- GHSA-822f-jfpg-hg7h

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