CVE-2021-33327 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP does not properly check user permission
Authenticated users can bypass role visibility restrictions to view Guest and User roles in Liferay Portal.
- 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-2021-33327?
CVE-2021-33327 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 Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack pack 93 and 94, 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 8, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view the Guest and User role even if "Role Visibility" is enabled.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33327?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.0.10.fp93 | 7.0.10.fp95 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.0.10.fp93 | 7.0.10.fp95 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.1.10.fp18 | 7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.1.10.fp18 | 7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp8 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp8 |
2 more packages
com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web Maven | All versions | 4.0.13 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web Maven | All versions | 4.0.13 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-33327?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.0.10.fp95, 7.1.10.fp19 or 7.2.10.fp8.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-33327 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33327 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-22wc-7wmm-v4cc.