Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4…
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00585 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web (Maven): 5.0.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web (Maven) | before 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | up to 7.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.0 Fixed in 5.0.0 Patch available GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 7.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38265
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ac8267406785c2e70f4b15aadd604fbe7fb4451b
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17229
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38265-stored-xss-with-collection-name?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611955&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611955%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
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Sources
- CVE-2021-38265 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38265 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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