CVE-2021-38265
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML when creating a collection page via the _com_liferay_asset_list_web_portlet_AssetListPortlet_title parameter.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform≤ 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.admin.web< 5.0.0osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.layout.admin.web
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-3x83-whxw-pvmgLiferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS)2022-03-04ghsa · osvUS
Liferay Layout Admin Web before 5.0.0 in Liferay Portal v7.3.6 and below and Liferay DXP v7.3 and below were discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the _com_liferay_asset_list_web_portlet_AssetListPortlet_title parameter.
- BIT-liferay-2021-382652024-01-31vendor · osvUS
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 through 7.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML when creating a collection page via the _com_liferay_asset_list_web_portlet_AssetListPortlet_title parameter.
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://liferay.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-38265/cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38265-stored-xss-with-collection-namecnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38265-stored-xss-with-collection-nameenisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38265-stored-xss-with-collection-namePatchVendor Advisorynvd
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