What is CVE-2021-29052?

CVE-2021-29052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-29052?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Liferay Dxp

CVE-2021-29052

The Data Engine module in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1 does not check permissions in DataDefinitionResourceImpl.getSiteDataDefinitionByContentTypeByDataDefinitionKey, which allows remote authenticated users to view DDMStructures via GET API calls.

Published 2021-05-17 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Liferay Dxp — versions 7.3
Liferay Portal

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5m… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29052?: CVE-2021-29052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-29052?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.