Is CVE-2022-42125 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42125 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42125?

CVE-2022-42125 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42125?

CVE-2022-42125 has an EPSS score of 0.86% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42125?

Upgrade liferay portal to 7.4.3.36 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42125

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Zip slip vulnerability in FileUtil.unzip in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.5 through 7.4.3.35 and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 1 through update 34 allows attackers to create or overwrite existing files on the filesystem via the deployment of a malicious plugin/module.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

liferay portalNVD

Affected:>= 7.4.3.5, < 7.4.3.36Fixed in:7.4.3.36CVE-2022-42125derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

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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.