CVE-2021-33337
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Library module's add document menu in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 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 _com_liferay_document_library_web_portlet_DLAdminPortlet_name parameter.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom7.1.0 → 7.1.10.fp20osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom7.2.0 → 7.2.10.fp9osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.document.library.web5.0.6 → 5.0.54osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.document.library.web
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-v88g-7fx4-9q7fLiferay Portal and Liferay DXP Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Library module2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Library module's add document menu versions 5.0.6 to before 5.0.54, in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 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 _com_liferay_document_library_web_portlet_DLAdminPortlet_name parameter.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17101cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33337cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-33337-stored-xss-with-document-types-in-documents-and-mediacnnvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17101enisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-33337-stored-xss-with-document-types-in-documents-and-mediaenisa_euvd
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17101Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-33337-stored-xss-with-document-types-in-documents-and-mediaVendor Advisorynvd
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