CVE-2022-42115
MEDIUMCVE-2022-42115 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2022-42115 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to XSS in the Object Module
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Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Object module's edit object details page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the object field's Label text field.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web | all versions | 1.0.99 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web to 1.0.99 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-42115 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2022-42115 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2022-42115. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2022-42115 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2022-42115 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.