CVE-2021-33332 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
published 2021-08-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9995-qvcg-x7g6 , EUVD-2021-20040
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.1.10.fp19, 7.2.10.fp7
- liferay liferay_portal 7.3.3
- issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17053 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >=7.1.0, <=7.3.2 |
no fix listed |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >=7.1.0, <7.1.10.fp19 >=7.2.0, <7.2.10.fp7 |
7.1.10.fp19 7.2.10.fp7 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
issues.liferay.com
/browse/LPE-17053
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748366
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33332
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-33332
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9995-qvcg-x7g6
- NVD CVE-2021-33332
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