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CVE-2021-38266

Published: Mar 2, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSANVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 20.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

The Portal Security module in Liferay Portal 7.2.1 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 90, 7.1 before fix pack 17 and 7.2 before fix pack 5 does not correctly import users from LDAP, which allows remote attackers to prevent a legitimate user from authenticating by attempting to sign in as a user that exist in LDAP.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
liferay portalliferay
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
digital experience platformliferay
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.ldap.implMavenOSS Libraries
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMavenOSS Libraries
liferaycommercialUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka liferay portal
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://liferay.com
liferay.com
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38266
portal.liferay.dev
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17191
issues.liferay.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 2, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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