CVE-2021-33324 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Don't Check Permissions of Pages
Authenticated users can view pages they lack permission for via site administration, exposing restricted content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-33324?
CVE-2021-33324 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 3 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33324?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions | 7.1.10.fp20 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions | 7.1.10.fp20 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp5 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp5 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.3.2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.3.2 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-33324?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.1.10.fp20 or 7.2.10.fp5.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-33324 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33324 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-474f-cmx5-gm69.