What is CVE-2021-33321?

CVE-2021-33321 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-33321?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Liferay Dxp

CVE-2021-33321

Insecure default configuration in Liferay Portal 6.2.3 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP before 7.3, allows remote attackers to enumerate user email address via the forgot password functionality. The portal.property login.secure.forgot.password should be defaulted to true.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Liferay Dxp
Liferay Liferay_portal
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33321?: CVE-2021-33321 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Dxp, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-33321?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.