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CVE-2021-33325

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% 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-312

Description

The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, user's clear text passwords are stored in the database if workflow is enabled for user creation, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain a user's password.

Affected products

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.0, 7.0-fix_pack_13, 7.0-fix_pack_14, 7.0-fix_pack_24, 7.0-fix_pack_25, 7.0-fix_pack_26 (+82)
• Liferay Portal: before 7.3.3 — fixed in 7.3.3

How to fix

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

References

• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17042
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748389
• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17042
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748389

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