CVE-2021-33335
HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 3, 2021 at 09:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorLiferay PortalDigital Experience Platform
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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
7.17.1 fix_pack_17.1 fix_pack_107.1 fix_pack_117.1 fix_pack_127.1 fix_pack_137.1 fix_pack_147.1 fix_pack_157.1 fix_pack_167.1 fix_pack_177.1 fix_pack_187.1 fix_pack_197.1 fix_pack_27.1 fix_pack_37.1 fix_pack_47.1 fix_pack_57.1 fix_pack_67.1 fix_pack_77.1 fix_pack_87.1 fix_pack_97.27.2 fix_pack_17.2 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_8
7.0.3 ≤ v < 7.3.5
Affected range stops below 7.3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863
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