5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-33336
Liferay Portal/Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Journal module's add article menu in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 fix pack 5 through 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_name parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 4, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 11, 2021, 11:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-33336 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Liferay liferay_portal
2 Liferay dxp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-33336.

URL Resource
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17078 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-33336-stored-xss-with-structure-name Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-33336 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17078 No Types Assigned https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17078 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-33336-stored-xss-with-structure-name No Types Assigned https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-33336-stored-xss-with-structure-name Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.1:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.2:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.2:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.2:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.3.0 up to (excluding) 7.3.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-33336 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.27016

percentile

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