CVE-2021-29038 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Does Not Obfuscate Password Reminder Answers
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h , EUVD-2021-15684
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:portal-impl 5.18.4
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web 5.0.33
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web 5.0.18
- maven com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web 3.0.7
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.2.10.fp17, 7.3.10.fp1
- liferay digital_experience_platform 7.2
- liferay liferay_portal 7.3.6
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:portal-impl | <5.18.4 |
5.18.4 |
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web | <5.0.33 |
5.0.33 |
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web | <5.0.18 |
5.0.18 |
| maven | com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web | <3.0.7 |
3.0.7 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | <7.2.10.fp17 >=7.3.0, <7.3.10.fp1 |
7.2.10.fp17 7.3.10.fp1 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-29038
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h
- NVD CVE-2021-29038
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