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CVE-2021-38266

The Portal Security module in Liferay Portal 7.2.1 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 90, 7.1 before fix pack 17 and 7.2 before fix pack 5 does not correctly import users from LDAP, which allows remote attackers to prevent a legitimate user from authenticating by attempting to sign in as a user that exist in LDAP.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
2 Mar 2022
Last changed
9 Jul 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Liferay Portal / DXPServers and applications · cpe:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_4
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_3
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_2
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_1
All 112 release lines
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_1
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_2
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_3
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_4
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_5
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_6
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_7
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_8
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_9
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_10
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_11
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_12
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_13
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_14
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_15
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_16
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_17
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_18
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_19
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_20
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_21
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_22
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_23
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_24
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_25
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_26
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_27
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_28
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_29
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_30
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_31
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_32
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_33
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_34
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_35
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_36
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_37
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_38
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_39
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_40
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_41
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_42
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_43
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_44
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_45
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_46
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_47
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_48
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_49
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_50
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_51
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_52
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_53
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_54
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_55
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_56
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_57
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_58
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_59
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_60
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_61
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_62
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_63
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_64
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_65
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_66
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_67
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_68
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_69
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_70
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_71
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_72
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_73
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_74
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_75
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_76
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_77
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_78
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_79
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_80
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_81
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_82
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_83
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_84
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_85
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_86
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_87
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_88
  • Version 7.0-fix_pack_89
  • 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 7.2
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_1
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_2
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_3
  • Version 7.2-fix_pack_4
Liferay Portal / DXPServers and applications · cpe:a:liferay:liferay_portal
  • Every version up to 7.2.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38266
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38266