CVE-2021-38267 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in edit blog entry page
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Blogs module's edit page, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2021-38267?
CVE-2021-38267 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 Blogs module's edit blog entry page in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsAdminPortlet_title and _com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsAdminPortlet_subtitle parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38267?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, liferay and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.fp2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.fp2 |
liferay Bitnami | All versions to 7.3.0 | 7.3.0 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.3.2 | 7.3.7-ga8 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.3.2 | 7.3.7-ga8 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web Maven | All versions | 5.0.0 |
1 more packages
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web Maven | All versions | 5.0.0 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38267?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.3.10.fp2 or later.
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-2021-38267 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38267 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-2021-38267, GHSA-r39x-3qq4-gxmr.