PT-2021-18041 · Liferay · Liferay Portal+1

Published 2021-05-17 · Updated 2025-05-13 · CVE-2021-29043

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Liferay Portal versions 7.0.0 through 7.3.5 Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97 Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 21 Liferay DXP 7.2 before fix pack 10 Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1

Description: The Portal Store module does not obfuscate the S3 store's proxy password, allowing attackers to steal the proxy password via man-in-the-middle attacks or shoulder surfing.

Recommendations: For Liferay Portal versions 7.0.0 through 7.3.5, update to a version that includes the necessary security fixes. For Liferay DXP 7.0, apply fix pack 97 or later. For Liferay DXP 7.1, apply fix pack 21 or later. For Liferay DXP 7.2, apply fix pack 10 or later. For Liferay DXP 7.3, apply fix pack 1 or later.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29043

GHSA-XX2H-2HF5-V7VV

Affected Products

Liferay Dxp

Liferay Portal

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xx2h-2hf5-v7vv · Vendor Advisory
• http://liferay.com · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29043 · Security Note
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29043 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122016 · Telegram Post
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210517183617/https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743515 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14507 · Telegram Post