CVE-2021-33324

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% 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-276

Description

The Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.1, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not properly check permission of pages, which allows remote authenticated users without view permission of a page to view the page via a site's page administration.

Affected products

Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.1, 7.1-fix_pack_1, 7.1-fix_pack_10, 7.1-fix_pack_11, 7.1-fix_pack_12, 7.1-fix_pack_13 (+19)
Liferay Portal: from 7.1.0 before 7.3.2 — fixed in 7.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Portal 7.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17001
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747063
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17001
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747063

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