Is CVE-2022-42114 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42114 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42114?

CVE-2022-42114 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42114?

CVE-2022-42114 has an EPSS score of 0.48% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42114?

Upgrade dxp to 7.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42114

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Role module's edit role assignees page in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 37 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

dxpNVD

Affected:< 7.4Fixed in:7.4CVE-2022-42114derived from NVD

liferay portalNVD

Affected:>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3.37Fixed in:7.4.3.37CVE-2022-42114derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

portal.liferay.dev

Product1

liferay.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-05.