Cross-site request forgery in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP



Published: 2024-02-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-29050
CWE-ID CWE-352
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 low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU86270

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29050

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the terms of use page. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

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-2021-29050


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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