CVE-2021-33335

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers

7.2 HighFix available

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.

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: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.31%Up 0.5 points since Aug 4, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2021-33335
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2021-33335
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-20043 No score

Record: EUVD-2021-20043
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m 7.2

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers

Record: GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.2

Record: CVE-2021-33335
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m 7.2

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers

Record: GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.0.3 to 7.3.4	7.3.5
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp20	7.1.10.fp20
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp9	7.2.10.fp9
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.0.3 up to 7.3.5, plus listed versions 7.0.67.0.6-17.0.6-27.1.07.1.1 Show 15 moreShow less 7.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.07.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-17.3.27.3.2-17.3.37.3.3-17.3.4	7.3.5
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp20, plus listed versions 7.1.107.1.10.fp17.1.10.fp107.1.10.fp117.1.10.fp12 Show 15 moreShow less 7.1.10.fp137.1.10.fp147.1.10.fp157.1.10.fp167.1.10.fp177.1.10.fp187.1.10.fp197.1.10.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.fp20
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp9, plus listed versions 7.2.17.2.107.2.10.fp17.2.10.fp1-17.2.10.fp2 Show 6 moreShow less 7.2.10.fp37.2.10.fp47.2.10.fp57.2.10.fp67.2.10.fp77.2.10.fp8	7.2.10.fp9

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-33335 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) 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 1.31%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.5.