CVE-2021-33338 Liferay Portal Layout Module and Liferay DXP Exposes the Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Token in URLs
Attackers can steal CSRF tokens from URLs to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of users in Liferay Portal.
- 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-2021-33338?
CVE-2021-33338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 4 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
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 6, exposes the CSRF token in URLs, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain the token and conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks via the p_auth parameter.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33338?
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 | 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.fp6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.2.0 | 7.2.10.fp6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.3.3 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.3.3 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-33338?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.1.10.fp19 or 7.2.10.fp6.
Is CVE-2021-33338 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33338 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-4frg-rpx6-96qh.