GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-87x7-pwrx-jch7 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Reveals Data via Overly Verbose Error Messages
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- Aliases
- CVE-2021-29040
- 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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-209
- Reviewed
- 2025-05-28
Affected packages
• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom: < 7.3.5 → fixed in 7.3.5
• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: < 7.0.10.fp97 → fixed in 7.0.10.fp97
• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp20 → fixed in 7.1.10.fp20
• Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom: >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp10 → fixed in 7.2.10.fp10
Description
The JSON web services in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 may provide overly verbose error messages, which allows remote attackers to use the contents of error messages to help launch another, more focused attacks via crafted inputs.
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Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2021-29040 The JSON web services in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29040 advisory
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal package
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743429 web
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220828222656/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743429 web
- http://liferay.com web