CVE-2021-38269 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Gogo Shell module
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-liferay-2021-38269 , EUVD-2021-24727 , GHSA-vw6g-gh6c-8qwp
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.gogo.shell.web 5.0.2
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.1.10.fp23, 7.2.10.fp13, 7.3.10.fp2
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Check with FencerExploit prediction
0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.gogo.shell.web | <5.0.2 |
5.0.2 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >=7.1.0, <7.1.10.fp23 >=7.2.0, <7.2.10.fp13 >=7.3.0, <7.3.10.fp2 |
7.1.10.fp23 7.2.10.fp13 7.3.10.fp2 |
| bitnami | liferay | >=7.1.0, <=7.1.0 >=7.2.0, <=7.2.0 >=7.3.0, <=7.3.0 >=7.1-fix.0, <=7.1-fix.0 >=7.2-fix.0, <=7.2-fix.0 >=7.3-fix.0, <=7.3-fix.0 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
portal.liferay.dev
/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38269-stored-xss-with-go
patch, vendor-advisory, web
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/0b28a0d0ca7592660c66c15aa14fe709b7c0c141
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38269
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.atlassian.net
/browse/LPE-17203
web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38269-stored-xss-with-gogo-shel
web
-
liferay.com
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38269
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vw6g-gh6c-8qwp
- NVD CVE-2021-38269
- OSV BIT-liferay-2021-38269
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