PT-2022-26269 · Elastic+1 · Elasticsearch+4

Published 2022-11-15 · Updated 2025-09-05 · CVE-2022-42123

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Liferay Portal versions 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18 Liferay DXP versions 7.3 before update 6 Liferay DXP versions 7.4 before update 19

Description A Zip slip vulnerability in the Elasticsearch Connector allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the installation of a malicious Elasticsearch Sidecar plugin.

Recommendations For Liferay Portal versions 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.18, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For Liferay DXP versions 7.3 before update 6, apply update 6 or later to fix the vulnerability. For Liferay DXP versions 7.4 before update 19, apply update 19 or later to fix the vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of Elasticsearch Sidecar plugins to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

BIT-LIFERAY-2022-42123

CVE-2022-42123

GHSA-HFFX-R282-W2G9

Affected Products

Elasticsearch

Connector

Sidecar

Liferay Dxp

Liferay Portal

References · 9

• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42123 · Vendor Advisory
• http://liferay.com · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hffx-r282-w2g9 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42123 · Security Note
• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17518 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-liferay-2022-42123 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42123 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/134481 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/37713 · Telegram Post