# CVE-2022-42116: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-42116-liferay-portal-and-liferay-dxp-vulnerable-to-xss-in-the-ckeditor  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-42116 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-10-19

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the CKEditor Integration with the Frontend Editor Module

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-42116 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-42116 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-42116?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 October 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.46; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.3.0,fixed=7.3.10.u6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-42116?** Yes. com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.46 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.3.10.u6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-42116?** Check whether you run com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web (Maven) or com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) 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.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.46 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web to 5.0.46 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.3.10.u6 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.3.10.u6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.46
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.3.0,fixed=7.3.10.u6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-42116
- GHSA-67jp-27jj-6x85

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