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CVE-2021-33326: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module

May 24, 2022 (updated July 14, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module before version 4.0.18, in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 96, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 9, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title of a modal window.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgjv-7wjr-qwqp
  • github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
  • github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/eb0590cea2d899f9e95bdb2e767466b8444aa573
  • issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17093
  • liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-33326-xss-with-the-title-of-a-modal-window?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121610771&_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%3D121610771%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33326

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.0.18

Fixed versions

  • 4.0.18

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0.18 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.frontend.js.aui.web/CVE-2021-33326.yml

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