CVE-2021-33990 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Liferay Portal 6.2.5 allows Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=/ requests when frmfolders.html exists. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the exploit reference link only shows frmfolders.html is accessible and does not demonstrate how an unauthorized user can upload a file.

Published: 2023-04-16

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 66.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.6638.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171701/Liferay-Portal-6.2.5-Insecure-Permissions.html
https://github.com/fu2x2000/Liferay_exploit_Poc

History

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Subscriptions

Liferay Liferay Portal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:28:22.315Z

Reserved: 2021-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-33990

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:05:52.447Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-16T04:15:07.967

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:09:51.160

Link: CVE-2021-33990

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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