CVE-2021-29043 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP May Reveal S3 Store's Proxy Password
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-xx2h-2hf5-v7vv , EUVD-2021-15689
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Portal Store module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 1 does not obfuscate the S3 store's proxy password, which allows attackers to steal the proxy password via man-in-the-middle attacks or shoulder surfing.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.6
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.0.10.fp97, 7.1.10.fp21, 7.2.10.fp10, 7.3.10.fp1
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0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >=7.0.0, <7.3.6 |
7.3.6 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | <7.0.10.fp97 >=7.1.0, <7.1.10.fp21 >=7.2.0, <7.2.10.fp10 >=7.3.0, <7.3.10.fp1 |
7.0.10.fp97 7.1.10.fp21 7.2.10.fp10 7.3.10.fp1 |
Classification
References
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743515
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29043
advisory
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github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
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web.archive.org
/web/20210517183617/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmV
web
-
liferay.com
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-29043
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xx2h-2hf5-v7vv
- NVD CVE-2021-29043
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