CVE-2021-33325
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Stores User Passwords in Cleartext
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-33325- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-33325- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-20034 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-20034- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Stores User Passwords in Cleartext
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.
- Record
GHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-33325- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Stores User Passwords in Cleartext
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.
- Record
GHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.3.0 to 7.3.2 | None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
before 7.0.10.fp93 | 7.0.10.fp93 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp19 | 7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp7 | 7.2.10.fp7 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.3.0 to 7.3.2, plus listed versions 7.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-1 |
None known |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
before 7.0.10.fp93, plus listed versions 7.0.10.fp607.0.10.fp617.0.10.fp627.0.10.fp637.0.10.fp64 Show 31 moreShow less7.0.10.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.fp92 |
7.0.10.fp93 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp19, plus listed versions 7.1.107.1.10.fp17.1.10.fp107.1.10.fp117.1.10.fp12 Show 14 moreShow less7.1.10.fp137.1.10.fp147.1.10.fp157.1.10.fp167.1.10.fp177.1.10.fp187.1.10.fp27.1.10.fp37.1.10.fp47.1.10.fp57.1.10.fp67.1.10.fp77.1.10.fp87.1.10.fp9 |
7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp7, plus listed versions 7.2.17.2.107.2.10.fp17.2.10.fp1-17.2.10.fp2 Show 4 moreShow less7.2.10.fp37.2.10.fp47.2.10.fp57.2.10.fp6 |
7.2.10.fp7 |
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-2021-33325 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) 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 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.0.10.fp93.