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High severity · published Aug 4, 2021
CVE-2021-33338
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 6, exposes the CSRF token in URLs, which allows…
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 6, exposes the CSRF token in URLs, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain the token and conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks via the p_auth parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Digital Experience Platform · Liferay
7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; +19 more · source: NVD
LP
Liferay Portal · Liferay
7.1.0 through 7.3.2 · source: NVD
Affected product
DE
Digital Experience Platform
Liferay
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33338
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33338
Issue Tracking
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17030
Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748276
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