CVE-2021-33321

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-640

Description

Insecure default configuration in Liferay Portal 6.2.3 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP before 7.3, allows remote attackers to enumerate user email address via the forgot password functionality. The portal.property login.secure.forgot.password should be defaulted to true.

Affected products

Liferay DXP: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
Liferay Portal: from 6.2.3 before 7.3.3 — fixed in 7.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay DXP 7.3; Liferay Portal 7.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050785632
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748055
https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050785632
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748055

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