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.

Published 2021-08-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5m… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050785632 (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.