CVE-2021-38266
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-38266 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-03-02 23:15:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-09 01:17:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.017010000 probability, percentile 0.745330000 (date 2026-07-12)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_1 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_10 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_11 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_12 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_13 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_14 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_15 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_16 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_17 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_18 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_19 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_2 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_20 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_21 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_22 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_23 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_24 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_25 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_26 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_27 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_28 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_29 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_3 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_30 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_31 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_32 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_33 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_34 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_35 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_36 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_37 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_38 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_39 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_4 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_40 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_41 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_42 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_43 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_44 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_45 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_46 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_47 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_48 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_49 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_5 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_50 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_51 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_52 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_53 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_54 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_55 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_56 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_57 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_58 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_59 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_6 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_60 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_61 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_62 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_63 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_64 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_65 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_66 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_67 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_68 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_69 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_7 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_70 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_71 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_72 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_73 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_74 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_75 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_76 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_77 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_78 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_79 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_8 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_80 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_81 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_82 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_83 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_84 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_85 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_86 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_87 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_88 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_89 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 | fix_pack_9 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | - | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_1 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_10 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_11 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_12 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_13 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_14 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_15 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_16 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_2 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_3 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_4 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_5 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_6 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_7 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_8 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 | fix_pack_9 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.2 | - | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.2 | fix_pack_1 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.2 | fix_pack_2 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.2 | fix_pack_3 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.2 | fix_pack_4 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Liferay Portal | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-38266 DoS vulnerability prevents LDAP users from authenticating | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | portal.liferay.dev | Vendor Advisory |
| [LPE-17191] LSV-793: DoS vulnerability prevents LDAP users from authenticating - Liferay Issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.liferay.com | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Digital Experience Software Tailored to Your Needs | Liferay | MITRE | liferay.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 730485 Liferay Portal Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability Vulnerability