Information disclosure in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP



Published: 2024-02-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-29038
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Liferay Enterprise Portal
Web applications / CMS

Liferay DXP
Web applications / CMS

Vendor Liferay

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU86271

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29038

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application does not obfuscate password reminder answers. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) or shoulder surfing attacks to steal user's password reminder answers.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.2 - 7.3.5 ga6

Liferay DXP: before 7.3 service pack 1

CPE2.3 External links

http://liferay.dev:443/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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