Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.5, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3…
Priority LOW 28CWE-640Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.5, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions does not obfuscate password reminder answers on the page, which allows attackers to use man-in-the-middle or shoulder surfing attacks to steal user's password reminder answers.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00284 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven): 5.18.4com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven): 5.0.33+3 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven) | before 5.18.4 | 5.18.4 | Patch available | GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) | before 5.0.33 | 5.0.33 | Patch available | GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven) | before 5.0.18 | 5.0.18 | Patch available | GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h |
| — | com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven) | before 3.0.7 | 3.0.7 | Patch available | GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | before 7.2.10.fp17 | 7.2.10.fp17 | Patch available | GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 7.3.0 to before 7.3.10.fp1 | 7.3.10.fp1 | Patch available | GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.18.4 Fixed in 5.18.4 Patch available GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
- com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.33 Fixed in 5.0.33 Patch available GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
- com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.18 Fixed in 5.0.18 Patch available GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
- com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.7 Fixed in 3.0.7 Patch available GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.2.10.fp17 Fixed in 7.2.10.fp17 Patch available GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.3.0 to before 7.3.10.fp1 Fixed in 7.3.10.fp1 Patch available GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_10 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_11 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_12 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_13 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_14 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_15 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_16 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_10 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_11 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_12 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_13 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_14 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_15 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_16 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_3 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_4 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_5 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_6 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_7 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_8 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 fix_pack_9 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.2.1; 7.3.0 to before 7.3.6 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_5 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_6 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_7 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_8 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 fix_pack_9 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.2.1; 7.3.0 to before 7.3.6 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven) Fixed in 5.18.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.33 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.18 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.2.10.fp17 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.3.10.fp1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29038
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
References
More Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22732 Cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-20403 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.3 through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-03097 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-03169 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-17354 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-16598 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2021-29038 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29038 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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