Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets an authenticated Liferay user see form entries they should not be allowed to access. The business impact is mainly unauthorized disclosure of submitted form data, which may include customer, employee, or operational information depending on how Liferay forms are used.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority privacy and data-governance issue. Prioritize remediation where Liferay forms collect regulated, customer, HR, or partner information, or where large authenticated user populations exist.
Technical view
CVE-2022-42130 is an authorization weakness in Liferay Dynamic Data Mapping. A remote authenticated user can access all form entries because permissions are not properly checked. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Organizations are exposed if they run affected Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.4, or affected Liferay DXP 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, or 7.4 GA versions, and use forms that store sensitive entries.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires a valid authenticated account, reducing internet-wide risk but increasing concern for portals with many users, partners, or customers.
Researcher notes
Affected CPE metadata in the bundle is not useful; rely on the Liferay-named versions in the description and vendor advisory. The core issue maps to CWE-276 and the CVSS vector confirms authenticated remote read exposure without integrity or availability impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Liferay Portal and DXP versions against the affected ranges.
- Apply Liferay fix packs, updates, or later fixed releases identified by vendor guidance.
- Restrict authenticated user access to form-management and form-entry views.
- Review stored form entries for sensitive personal, customer, or operational data.
- Monitor Liferay logs for unusual authenticated access to form entries.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Dynamic Data Mapping forms are enabled and storing entries.
- Map which roles should access each form and entry set.
- Verify low-privileged users cannot view entries outside their authorization.
- Check deployed Liferay versions against vendor advisory and fix pack levels.
- Review recent access logs for broad authenticated form-entry reads.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42130CVE reference, mitre
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17447CVE reference, mitre
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Incorrect Default Permissions
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