Resource exhaustion in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2021-33320
The Flags module in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 96, 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not limit the rate at which content can be flagged as inappropriate, which allows remote authenticated users to spam the site administrator with emails
EPSS: 0.012 (64.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
- Liferay Liferay_portal
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-33320?
- CVE-2021-33320 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-33320?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.