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Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP does not properly check user permission

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jun 27, 2025

Package

maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 7.0.10.fp93, < 7.0.10.fp95
>= 7.1.10.fp18, < 7.1.10.fp19
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp8

Patched versions

7.0.10.fp95
7.1.10.fp19
7.2.10.fp8
maven com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web (Maven)
< 4.0.13
4.0.13

Description

The Portlet Configuration module before 4.0.13 in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack pack 93 and 94, 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 8, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view the Guest and User role even if "Role Visibility" is enabled.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 3, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Reviewed Jun 27, 2025
Last updated Jun 27, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(29th percentile)

Weaknesses

Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2021-33327

GHSA ID

GHSA-22wc-7wmm-v4cc

Source code

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