CVE-2021-33328 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Edit Vocabulary Page
published 2021-08-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-vpvm-3wfw-5f5c , EUVD-2021-20037
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's edit vocabulary page in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 96, 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_name or (2) _com_liferay_document_library_web_portlet_DLAdminPortlet_name parameter.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.0.10.fp96, 7.1.10.fp20, 7.2.10.fp9
- liferay liferay_portal 7.3.5
- issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17100 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >=7.0.0, <=7.3.4 |
no fix listed |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >=7.0.10.fp0, <7.0.10.fp96 >=7.1.0, <7.1.10.fp20 >=7.2.0, <7.2.10.fp9 |
7.0.10.fp96 7.1.10.fp20 7.2.10.fp9 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
issues.liferay.com
/browse/LPE-17100
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747972
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33328
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-33328
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vpvm-3wfw-5f5c
- NVD CVE-2021-33328
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