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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-38512 lets an unauthenticated attacker obtain translation export files for web content from affected Liferay installations. The business risk is information disclosure: XLIFF files may expose page text or sensitive unpublished content if such content exists in the portal.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate-priority confidentiality issue. Prioritize internet-facing or partner-facing Liferay portals that contain sensitive web content, regulated material, customer information, or unpublished pages.
Technical view
The Liferay Translation module lacked a permission check before exporting web content for translation. A crafted URL could cause download of a web content page's XLIFF translation file. Sources rate it CVSS 6.5 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Liferay Portal 7.4.3.12 through 7.4.3.36 and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through update 36 using web content translation features.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not cite active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. The issue is remotely reachable and does not require attacker privileges, but the CVSS vector indicates user interaction is required.
Researcher notes
This is CWE-862 missing authorization in the Translation module export path. Evidence supports unauthorized XLIFF file download, not code execution, integrity impact, or service disruption. The provided sources do not include exploit details or named mitigations beyond affected version ranges.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Liferay Portal and DXP versions against the affected ranges.
- Review the Liferay advisory for the supported fix or update path.
- Prioritize moving affected systems outside the vulnerable version range.
- Limit exposure of affected portals until vendor remediation is applied.
- Treat translation export files as sensitive content during remediation.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether deployed versions match the affected Liferay Portal or DXP ranges.
- Review whether web content translation/export functionality is enabled or exposed.
- Check access logs for unusual XLIFF translation export activity.
- Verify remediation by confirming the installed version is no longer in the affected range.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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