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CVE-2021-33327

• 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 Portlet Configuration module in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.0 fix pack pack 93 and 94, 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 8, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view the Guest and User role even if "Role Visibility" is enabled.

Affected products

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform: 7.0-fix_pack_93, 7.0-fix_pack_94, 7.1-fix_pack_18, 7.2, 7.2-fix_pack_1, 7.2-fix_pack_2 (+5)
• Liferay Portal: from 7.2.0 before 7.3.4 — fixed in 7.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Portal 7.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17075
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747840
• https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17075
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747840

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