Auth bypass in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2021-33335
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Liferay Digital Experience Platform — versions 7.1, 7.2
- Liferay Portal
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5m… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-33335?
- CVE-2021-33335 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-33335?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.