CVE-2021-33325 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Stores User Passwords in Cleartext
Attackers with database access can obtain clear-text user passwords if workflow is enabled for user creation in Liferay Portal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-33325?
CVE-2021-33325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 3 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, user's clear text passwords are stored in the database if workflow is enabled for user creation, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain a user's password.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33325?
8 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 | 7.0.10.fp93 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions | 7.0.10.fp93 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp7 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp7 |
2 more packages
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 to 7.3.2 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 to 7.3.2 | None |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-33325?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.0.10.fp93, 7.1.10.fp19 or 7.2.10.fp7.
Is CVE-2021-33325 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33325 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-6c88-gvxw-f5hg.