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CVE-2021-29038

Published: Feb 20, 2024Updated: May 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-640
6.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-640

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
com.liferay.portal:portal-impl
OSS Libraries
com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web
OSS Libraries
com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web
OSS Libraries
com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web
OSS Libraries
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
OSS Libraries
liferay
commercial·USaka liferay portal
digital experience platformOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
liferay portalOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038
liferay.dev
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29038
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/5e2da784aeefce64107abd0411590db2b55faf0b
github.com
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