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Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Stores User Passwords in Cleartext

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 14, 2025

Package

maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven)

Affected versions

< 7.0.10.fp93
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp19
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp7

Patched versions

7.0.10.fp93
7.1.10.fp19
7.2.10.fp7
maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven)
>= 7.3.0, <= 7.3.2
None

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 3, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Reviewed May 14, 2025
Last updated May 14, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(32nd percentile)

Weaknesses

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2021-33325

GHSA ID

GHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg

Source code

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