CVE-2021-38265 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS)
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Asset module's collection page creation feature in Liferay Portal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-38265?
CVE-2021-38265 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 2 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML when creating a collection page via the _com_liferay_asset_list_web_portlet_AssetListPortlet_title parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38265?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, liferay and com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions to 7.3 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions to 7.3 | None |
liferay Bitnami | All versions | 7.3.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web Maven | All versions | 5.0.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web Maven | All versions | 5.0.0 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38265?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-38265 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38265 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 BIT-liferay-2021-38265, GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg.