Vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2021-33325
The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, user's clear text passwords are stored in the database if workflow is enabled for user creation, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain a user's password.
EPSS: 0.006 (43.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
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, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-33325?
- CVE-2021-33325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-33325?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.