CVE-2021-38267

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in edit blog entry page

5.4 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blogs module's edit blog entry page in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsAdminPortlet_title and _com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsAdminPortlet_subtitle parameter.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.58%Down 0.3 points since Mar 3, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Record: CVE-2021-38267
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2021-38267
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-24725 No score

Record: EUVD-2021-24725
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r39x-3qq4-gxmr 5.4

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in edit blog entry page

Record: GHSA-r39x-3qq4-gxmr
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.4

Record: CVE-2021-38267
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-r39x-3qq4-gxmr 5.4

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in edit blog entry page

Record: GHSA-r39x-3qq4-gxmr
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-liferay-2021-38267 No score

Record: BIT-liferay-2021-38267
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.3.2 up to 7.3.7-ga8	7.3.7-ga8
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.fp2	7.3.10.fp2
`com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web` Maven	before 5.0.0	5.0.0
`liferay` Bitnami	before 7.3.0, 7.3.0 to 7.3.0, 7.3-fix.0 to 7.3-fix.0	7.3.0
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.3.2 up to 7.3.7-ga8, plus listed versions 7.3.2-17.3.37.3.3-17.3.47.3.57.3.67.3.7	7.3.7-ga8
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.fp2, plus listed versions 7.3.107.3.10.ep37.3.10.ep47.3.10.ep57.3.10.fp1	7.3.10.fp2
`com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web` Maven	before 5.0.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.1001.0.101 Show 45 moreShow less 1.0.1021.0.1031.0.111.0.121.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.331.0.341.0.351.0.361.0.371.0.381.0.391.0.41.0.401.0.411.0.421.0.431.0.441.0.451.0.461.0.471.0.481.0.491.0.5	5.0.0

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2021-38267 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Liferay Portal, published March 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.7-ga8.

References

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