GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-22wc-7wmm-v4cc Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP does not properly check user permission
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- Aliases
- CVE-2021-33327
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276
- Reviewed
- 2025-06-27
Affected packages
• Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web: < 4.0.13 → fixed in 4.0.13
• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: >= 7.0.10.fp93, < 7.0.10.fp95 → fixed in 7.0.10.fp95
• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: >= 7.1.10.fp18, < 7.1.10.fp19 → fixed in 7.1.10.fp19
• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp8 → fixed in 7.2.10.fp8
Description
The Portlet Configuration module before 4.0.13 in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack pack 93 and 94, 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 8, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view the Guest and User role even if "Role Visibility" is enabled.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2021-33327 The Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack pack 93 and 94, 7.1 fix pack 18, and… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33327 advisory
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/44317eb5274d24bb91c43c91cd5c678392eb9eeb web
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/9e1628110ca5f0b7b867e1f55e3886c92fc67ca1 web
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal package
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17075 web
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-33327-unauthorized-users-can-view-the-guest-and-user-roles?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611305&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611305%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0 web