CVE-2021-33320 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to email spam via lack of flagging rate
published 2021-08-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-wg4x-hf94-fj5v , EUVD-2021-20029
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Flags module in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 96, 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not limit the rate at which content can be flagged as inappropriate, which allows remote authenticated users to spam the site administrator with emails
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.taglib 5.0.11
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.0.10.fp96, 7.1.10.fp20, 7.2.10.fp5
- liferay liferay_portal 7.3.1
Exploit prediction
1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.taglib | <5.0.11 |
5.0.11 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >=7.0.0, <7.0.10.fp96 >=7.1.0, <7.1.10.fp20 >=7.2.0, <7.2.10.fp5 |
7.0.10.fp96 7.1.10.fp20 7.2.10.fp5 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747590
patch, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
issues.liferay.com
/browse/LPE-17007
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33320
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-33320-flagging-content-as-inapp
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-33320
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wg4x-hf94-fj5v
- NVD CVE-2021-33320
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