CVE-2021-38269
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Gogo Shell module
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
- Record
CVE-2021-38269- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
- Record
CVE-2021-38269- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24727 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24727- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vw6g-gh6c-8qwp
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Gogo Shell module
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module before 5.0.2 from Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
- Record
GHSA-vw6g-gh6c-8qwp- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
- Record
CVE-2021-38269- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vw6g-gh6c-8qwp
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Gogo Shell module
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module before 5.0.2 from Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
- Record
GHSA-vw6g-gh6c-8qwp- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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-2021-38269 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gogo Shell module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.6 and 7.4.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 23, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a Gogo Shell command.
- Record
BIT-liferay-2021-38269- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.gogo.shell.webMaven |
before 5.0.2 | 5.0.2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp23 | 7.1.10.fp23 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp13 | 7.2.10.fp13 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.fp2 | 7.3.10.fp2 |
liferayBitnami |
7.1.0 to 7.1.0, 7.2.0 to 7.2.0, 7.3.0 to 7.3.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.1-fix.0 to 7.1-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.2-fix.0 to 7.2-fix.0, 7.3-fix.0 to 7.3-fix.0 | None known |
com.liferay:com.liferay.gogo.shell.webMaven |
before 5.0.2, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.331.0.341.0.351.0.361.0.371.0.381.0.391.0.41.0.401.0.411.0.421.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.92.0.02.0.12.0.102.0.112.0.122.0.132.0.14 |
5.0.2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp23, plus listed versions 7.1.107.1.10.fp17.1.10.fp107.1.10.fp117.1.10.fp12 Show 17 moreShow less7.1.10.fp137.1.10.fp147.1.10.fp157.1.10.fp167.1.10.fp177.1.10.fp187.1.10.fp197.1.10.fp27.1.10.fp207.1.10.fp227.1.10.fp37.1.10.fp47.1.10.fp57.1.10.fp67.1.10.fp77.1.10.fp87.1.10.fp9 |
7.1.10.fp23 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp13, plus listed versions 7.2.17.2.107.2.10.fp17.2.10.fp1-17.2.10.fp10 Show 10 moreShow less7.2.10.fp117.2.10.fp127.2.10.fp27.2.10.fp37.2.10.fp47.2.10.fp57.2.10.fp67.2.10.fp77.2.10.fp87.2.10.fp9 |
7.2.10.fp13 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38269 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:com.liferay.gogo.shell.web 5.0.2.
References
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38269-stored-xss-with-gogo-shell-output
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38269
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/0b28a0d0ca7592660c66c15aa14fe709b7c0c141
liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17203
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38269-stored-xss-with-gogo-shell-output?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611883&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611883%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
liferay.com
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