XSS in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2021-33336
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Journal module's add article menu in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 fix pack 5 through 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_name parameter.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · 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-17078 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-33336?
- CVE-2021-33336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-04.
- How severe is CVE-2021-33336?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.