Vulnerability · Published Aug 4, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-33336
Medium 5.4
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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Journal module's add article menu in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 fix pack 5 through 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_name parameter.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.1.10.fp18 | GHSA-fvg6-9r88-7w85 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.2.10.fp7 | GHSA-fvg6-9r88-7w85 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | 7.3.4 | GHSA-fvg6-9r88-7w85 |