What is CVE-2021-38268?

CVE-2021-38268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-38268?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform

CVE-2021-38268

The Dynamic Data Mapping module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 2 incorrectly sets default permissions for site members, which allows remote authenticated users with the site member role to add and duplicate forms, via the UI or the API.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.2, 7.3
Liferay Liferay_portal
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38268?: CVE-2021-38268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-38268?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.