CVE-2021-38267
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-38267 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-03-03 00:15:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-09 01:17:00 UTC |
| Description | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blogs module's edit blog entry page in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsAdminPortlet_title and _com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsAdminPortlet_subtitle parameter. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.005730000 probability, percentile 0.433500000 (date 2026-07-12)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.3 | - | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.3 | fix_pack_1 | All | All |
| Application | Liferay | Liferay Portal | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-38267 Stored XSS with title and subtitle of blog entry | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | portal.liferay.dev | Patch, 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
- 730487 Liferay Portal Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability