GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Stores User Passwords in Cleartext

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-24 Modified 2025-05-14 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-33325
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-312
Reviewed
2025-05-14

Affected packages

• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom: >= 7.3.0, <= 7.3.2 (no fix yet) • Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: < 7.0.10.fp93 → fixed in 7.0.10.fp93 • Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp19 → fixed in 7.1.10.fp19 • Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp7 → fixed in 7.2.10.fp7

Description

The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, user's clear text passwords are stored in the database if workflow is enabled for user creation, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain a user's password.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-33325 The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information weakness

References