CVE-2021-38268

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-38268
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-02 19:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-07-09 01:17:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Dynamic Data Mapping module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 2 incorrectly sets default permissions for site members, which allows remote authenticated users with the site member role to add and duplicate forms, via the UI or the API.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.007800000 probability, percentile 0.516100000 (date 2026-07-12)

Problem Types: CWE-276 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Liferay Digital Experience Platform All All 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 Digital Experience Platform 7.2 fix_pack_5 All All
Application Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.2 fix_pack_6 All All
Application Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.2 fix_pack_7 All All
Application Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.2 fix_pack_8 All All
Application Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.2 fix_pack_9 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

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2021-38268 Site member can add new forms by default af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portal.liferay.dev Vendor Advisory
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mx... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portal.liferay.dev Patch, Vendor Advisory
Digital Experience Software Tailored to Your Needs | Liferay MITRE liferay.com
CVE-2021-38268 Site member can add new forms by default MITRE portal.liferay.dev
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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