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TI-2021-13252 Aliases CVE-2021-33990GHSA-8r46-m6m6-r9pq

Liferay Portal 6.2.5 allows Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=/ requests when…

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Liferay Portal 6.2.5 allows Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=/ requests when frmfolders.html exists. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the exploit reference link only shows frmfolders.html is accessible and does not demonstrate how an unauthorized user can upload a file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.11915 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.5VulnerableLiferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.5 Vulnerable ·Liferay

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33990
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r46-m6m6-r9pq

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2020-06440 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Liferay Portal prior to 7.2.1 CE GA2 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-12596 Liferay Portal CE 6.2.5 allows remote command execution because of deserialization of a JSON payload. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-18349 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blog module - add new topic… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-18348 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document and Media module - file upload… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-20404 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Friendly Url module in Liferay Portal 7.3.7, and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-20402 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Fragment module in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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