GHSA-5GH9-G62H-F35M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2025-05-28 20:14
VLAI
Summary
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers
Details

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.

Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 7.3.4"
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom"
      },
      "ranges": [
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              "introduced": "7.0.3"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.3.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
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      },
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              "introduced": "7.1.0"
            },
            {
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            }
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        }
      ]
    },
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      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.2.10.fp9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-33335"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269",
      "CWE-863"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-05-28T20:14:34Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-08-03T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.",
  "id": "GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m",
  "modified": "2025-05-28T20:14:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:10:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33335"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220828222916/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers"
}


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