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CVE-2021-33335

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.

Severity
High 7.2
Published
3 Aug 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
7.3.5
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Liferay Portal / DXPServers and applications · cpe:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_8
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_7
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_6
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_5
All 29 release lines
  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_1
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_2
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_3
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_4
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_5
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_6
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_7
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_8
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_9
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_10
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_11
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_12
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_13
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_14
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_15
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_16
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_17
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_18
  • Version 7.1-fix_pack_19
  • Version 7.2
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_1
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_2
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_3
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_4
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_5
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_6
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_7
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_8
Liferay Portal / DXPServers and applications · cpe:a:liferay:liferay_portal
  • From 7.0.3 before 7.3.5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33335
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33335