CVE-2021-33332
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-33332- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-33332- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-20040 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2021-20040- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9995-qvcg-x7g6
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
- Record
GHSA-9995-qvcg-x7g6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-33332- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9995-qvcg-x7g6
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portlet_configuration_css_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationCSSPortlet_portletResource parameter.
- Record
GHSA-9995-qvcg-x7g6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.1.0 to 7.3.2 | None known |
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 |
7.1.0 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 |
None known |
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-2021-33332 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) 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 0.84%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.1.10.fp19.