CVE-2021-38265 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS)
published 2022-03-02 4 y ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also BIT-liferay-2021-38265 , EUVD-2021-24723 , GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML when creating a collection page via the _com_liferay_asset_list_web_portlet_AssetListPortlet_title parameter.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web 5.0.0
- bitnami liferay 7.3.0
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 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 |
| OSV | 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:com.liferay.layout.admin.web | <5.0.0 |
5.0.0 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | <=7.3 |
no fix listed |
| bitnami | liferay | <7.3.0 |
7.3.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38265-stored-xss-with-co
patch, vendor-advisory, web
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ac8267406785c2e70f4b15aadd604fbe7fb4451b
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38265
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.atlassian.net
/browse/LPE-17229
web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38265-stored-xss-with-collectio
web
-
liferay.com
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38265
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg
- NVD CVE-2021-38265
- OSV BIT-liferay-2021-38265
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