# CVE-2021-33335: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers > Authenticated users with edit permissions can escalate privileges to company administrator by modifying admin accounts in Liferay Portal. - **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** An administrator - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 3 Aug 2021 - **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m ## What is CVE-2021-33335? CVE-2021-33335 is a high-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 Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user. Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33335? 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 | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.1.10.fp20 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.1.10.fp20 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp9 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp9 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` | Maven | From 7.0.3 | 7.3.5 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` | Maven | From 7.0.3 | 7.3.5 | Products: Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal. ## How do I fix CVE-2021-33335? Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.1.10.fp20 or 7.2.10.fp9. ## Is CVE-2021-33335 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33335 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform - [CVE-2024-8980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8980/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2023-42496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42496/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2023-42498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42498/): Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2024-25147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25147/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2024-26269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26269/): Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2021-33335 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2021-33335 is a high-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. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33335 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.1.0; fixed in 7.1.10.fp20 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.1.0; fixed in 7.1.10.fp20 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.2.0; fixed in 7.2.10.fp9 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.2.0; fixed in 7.2.10.fp9 - com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): affected from 7.0.3; fixed in 7.3.5 - com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): affected from 7.0.3; fixed in 7.3.5 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33335/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33335 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33335 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33335 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33335/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.