CVE-2021-33333

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% 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 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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.

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 (+81)
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-17032
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747742
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17032
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747742

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