CVE-2021-33333
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check User Permissions for Workflow Submissions
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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
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
- Low
- Availability
- Low
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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
- Record
CVE-2021-33333- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-276
- 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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
- Record
CVE-2021-33333- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-20041 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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
- Record
EUVD-2021-20041- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7xc-m762-wg8f
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check User Permissions for Workflow Submissions
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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
- Record
GHSA-g7xc-m762-wg8f- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- 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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
- Record
CVE-2021-33333- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g7xc-m762-wg8f
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check User Permissions for Workflow Submissions
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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
- Record
GHSA-g7xc-m762-wg8f- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
through 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.fp6 | 7.2.10.fp6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
through 7.3.2, plus listed versions 7.0.67.0.6-17.0.6-27.1.07.1.1 Show 10 moreShow less7.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.07.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-1 |
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.fp6, plus listed versions 7.2.17.2.107.2.10.fp17.2.10.fp1-17.2.10.fp27.2.10.fp37.2.10.fp47.2.10.fp5 |
7.2.10.fp6 |
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-2021-33333 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) 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 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.0.10.fp93.