CVE-2021-29043 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP May Reveal S3 Store's Proxy Password
Attackers can steal the S3 proxy password via man-in-the-middle attacks or shoulder surfing due to lack of obfuscation in Liferay Portal Store.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-29043?
CVE-2021-29043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 17 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Portal Store module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 1 does not obfuscate the S3 store's proxy password, which allows attackers to steal the proxy password via man-in-the-middle attacks or shoulder surfing.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29043?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions | 7.0.10.fp97 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions | 7.0.10.fp97 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.1.10.fp21 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.1.10.fp21 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp10 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp10 |
4 more packages
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.fp1 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.fp1 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.3.6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.3.6 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Dxp, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29043?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.0.10.fp97, 7.1.10.fp21, 7.2.10.fp10 or 7.3.10.fp1.
Is CVE-2021-29043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- CVE-2024-8980 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console
- CVE-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25147 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-26269 Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xx2h-2hf5-v7vv.