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CVE-2021-38264

Published: Mar 2, 2022Updated: Jul 9, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 49.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the management toolbar search via the `keywords` parameter. This issue is caused by an incomplete fix in CVE-2021-35463.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

liferay
commercial·USaka liferay portal
liferay portalOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Maven
package-ecosystem
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38264-reflected-xss-with-keywords-in-search
portal.liferay.dev
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38264
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/f5df5cbfdc8254b2388fa445e62ec1efebe3547f
github.com
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