CVE-2021-33335 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers
published 2021-08-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m , EUVD-2021-20043
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.5
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.1.10.fp20, 7.2.10.fp9
- liferay liferay_portal 7.3.5
- issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103 advisory
Exploit prediction
1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >=7.0.3, <7.3.5 |
7.3.5 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >=7.1.0, <7.1.10.fp20 >=7.2.0, <7.2.10.fp9 |
7.1.10.fp20 7.2.10.fp9 |
Classification
References
-
issues.liferay.com
/browse/LPE-17103
web, issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33335
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
web.archive.org
/web/20220828222916/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmV
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-33335
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m
- NVD CVE-2021-33335
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