5.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-38269
Liferay Portal Liferay DXP Gogo Shell XSS
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2022, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-38269 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 digital_experience_platform
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-38269 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://liferay.com
    Added Reference https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38269-stored-xss-with-gogo-shell-output
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (including) 7.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (including) 7.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_20:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_21:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_22:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_23:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Liferay Portal through v7.4.0 and Liferay DXP through v7.1 were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via 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.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2022

    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 http://liferay.com No Types Assigned http://liferay.com Product
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38269-stored-xss-with-gogo-shell-output No Types Assigned https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38269-stored-xss-with-gogo-shell-output Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (including) 7.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.4
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 3.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.18 }} -0.04%

score

0.40055

percentile