Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Includes LDAP Credentials in the Page URL
The Test LDAP Users functionality in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack 102 and earlier, 7.1 before fix pack 27, 7.2 before fix pack 17, 7.3 before update 4, and DXP 7.4 GA includes the LDAP credential in the page URL when paginating through the list of users, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers or attackers with access to the request logs to see the LDAP credential.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.settings.authentication.ldap.web | < 5.0.13 | 5.0.13 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.10.fp102, >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp27, >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp17, >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.u4, = 7.4.0.ga1 | 7.1.10.fp27, 7.2.10.fp17, 7.3.10.u4 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.3.5-ga5 | 7.4.3.5-ga5 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42132
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/4a53b64fb714c7ff989b99ddccc3de116095453d
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/b6cff511119d71dea38f5485761730f4fb5d4430
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17438
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-42132?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121613918&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121613918%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
- https://web.archive.org/web/20221020134303/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-42132
- http://liferay.com
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-522- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.settings.authentication.ldap.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 15.11.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f43m-hhj4-q3jg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 159
- First → latest
- 05.2021 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 33
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 18
- High 25
- Medium 115
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 57
- 2023: 18
- 2024: 40
- 2025: 43
- 2026: 0
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