CVE-2022-28981 : Path traversal vulnerability in the Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 allows remote atta

Path traversal vulnerability in the Hypermedia REST APIs module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 allows remote attackers to access files outside of com.liferay.headless.discovery.web/META-INF/resources via the `parameter` parameter.

Published 2022-09-22 01:15:12

Updated 2022-09-23 17:41:01

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Threat overview for CVE-2022-28981

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2022-28981 9

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28981

EPSS FAQ

0.27%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 69 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-28981

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2022-28981

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-28981

Products affected by CVE-2022-28981