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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-38512

The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.

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CVE-2022-38512
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6 Nov 2026, 01:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2022-38512

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Sept 2022, 00:17 UTC

The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.

osv:CVE-2022-38512
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38512",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2022-38512",
    "summary": "The Translation module in Liferay Portal v7.4.3.12 through v7.4.3.36, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 8 through 36 does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation, allowing attackers to download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-38512",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:45.790113791Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-38512",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/38xxx/CVE-2022-38512.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38512"
      ],
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      }
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 513916,
  "published_at": "2022-09-22T00:17:41+00:00"
}