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CVE-2021-29038

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorLiferay PortalDigital Experience Platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.5, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions does not obfuscate password reminder answers on the page, which allows attackers to use man-in-the-middle or shoulder surfing attacks to steal user's password reminder answers.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Digital Experience Platform· Liferay
95%
v < 7.27.27.2 fix_pack_17.2 fix_pack_107.2 fix_pack_117.2 fix_pack_127.2 fix_pack_137.2 fix_pack_147.2 fix_pack_157.2 fix_pack_167.2 fix_pack_27.2 fix_pack_37.2 fix_pack_47.2 fix_pack_57.2 fix_pack_67.2 fix_pack_77.2 fix_pack_87.2 fix_pack_97.3
Affected range stops below 7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Liferay Portal· Liferay
95%
v ≤ 7.2.17.3.0 ≤ v < 7.3.6
Affected range stops below 7.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-640

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