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CVE-2021-38268

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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: 2022-03-02 · updated 2026-07-09
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

The Dynamic Data Mapping module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 2 incorrectly sets default permissions for site members, which allows remote authenticated users with the site member role to add and duplicate forms, via the UI or the API.

Affected products

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform: before 7.2.1; 7.2-fix_pack_1, 7.2-fix_pack_2, 7.2-fix_pack_3, 7.2-fix_pack_4, 7.2-fix_pack_5, 7.2-fix_pack_6 (+5) — fixed in 7.2.1
• Liferay Portal: from 7.0.0 before 7.3.7 — fixed in 7.3.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.2.1; Liferay Portal 7.3.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38268-site-member-can-add-new-forms-by-default
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38268-site-member-can-add-new-forms-by-default?_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_HbL5mxmVrnXW_assetEntryId=120882524&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_HbL5mxmVrnXW_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fportal.liferay.dev%3A443%2Flearn%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetP
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38268-site-member-can-add-new-forms-by-default
• https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38268-site-member-can-add-new-forms-by-default?_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_HbL5mxmVrnXW_assetEntryId=120882524&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_HbL5mxmVrnXW_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fportal.liferay.dev%3A443%2Flearn%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetP

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