CVE-2021-33324
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Don't Check Permissions of Pages
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
- Record
CVE-2021-33324- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
- Record
CVE-2021-33324- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-20033 No score
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
- Record
EUVD-2021-20033- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-474f-cmx5-gm69
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Don't Check Permissions of Pages
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
- Record
GHSA-474f-cmx5-gm69- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
- Record
CVE-2021-33324- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-474f-cmx5-gm69
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Don't Check Permissions of Pages
The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.
- Record
GHSA-474f-cmx5-gm69- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.1.0 to 7.3.1 | 7.3.2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
before 7.1.10.fp20 | 7.1.10.fp20 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp5 | 7.2.10.fp5 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.3.2, plus listed versions 7.1.17.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.0 Show 6 moreShow less7.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-1 |
7.3.2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
before 7.1.10.fp20, plus listed versions 7.0.10.147.0.10.14-17.0.10.167.0.10.177.0.10.7 Show 45 moreShow less7.0.10.87.0.10.97.0.10.fp1007.0.10.fp1017.0.10.fp1027.0.10.fp607.0.10.fp617.0.10.fp627.0.10.fp637.0.10.fp647.0.10.fp657.0.10.fp667.0.10.fp677.0.10.fp687.0.10.fp697.0.10.fp707.0.10.fp717.0.10.fp727.0.10.fp737.0.10.fp747.0.10.fp757.0.10.fp767.0.10.fp777.0.10.fp787.0.10.fp797.0.10.fp807.0.10.fp817.0.10.fp827.0.10.fp837.0.10.fp847.0.10.fp857.0.10.fp85-17.0.10.fp867.0.10.fp86-17.0.10.fp877.0.10.fp87-17.0.10.fp887.0.10.fp897.0.10.fp907.0.10.fp917.0.10.fp927.0.10.fp947.0.10.fp94-17.0.10.fp957.0.10.fp95-1 |
7.1.10.fp20 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp5, plus listed versions 7.2.17.2.107.2.10.fp17.2.10.fp1-17.2.10.fp27.2.10.fp37.2.10.fp4 |
7.2.10.fp5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-33324 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Liferay Portal, published August 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.2.
References
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747063
issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17001
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33324
web.archive.org/web/20220828222955/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747063
github.com/advisories/GHSA-474f-cmx5-gm69
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