Vulnerability · Published May 16, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-29040
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The JSON web services in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 may provide overly verbose error messages, which allows remote attackers to use the contents of error messages to help launch another, more focused attacks via crafted inputs.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.0.10.fp97 | GHSA-87x7-pwrx-jch7 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.1.10.fp20 | GHSA-87x7-pwrx-jch7 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.2.10.fp10 | GHSA-87x7-pwrx-jch7 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | 7.3.5 | GHSA-87x7-pwrx-jch7 |