CVE-2021-33331 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Allows Arbitrary Redirect of Users to External URLs
Remote attackers can redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via the redirect parameter in the Notifications module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-33331?
CVE-2021-33331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 3 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Open redirect vulnerability in the Notifications module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 94, 7.1 before fix pack 19 and 7.2 before fix pack 8, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via the 'redirect' parameter.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33331?
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 | From 7.0.10.fp0 | 7.0.10.fp94 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.0.10.fp0 | 7.0.10.fp94 |
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.fp8 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp8 |
2 more packages
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.0.0 to 7.3.1 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.0.0 to 7.3.1 | None |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-33331?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.0.10.fp94, 7.1.10.fp19 or 7.2.10.fp8.
Is CVE-2021-33331 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33331 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-mj8w-h522-jwm8.