CVE-2021-38266

Description

The Portal Security module in Liferay Portal 7.2.1 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 90, 7.1 before fix pack 17 and 7.2 before fix pack 5 does not correctly import users from LDAP, which allows remote attackers to prevent a legitimate user from authenticating by attempting to sign in as a user that exist in LDAP.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.85% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory liferay.com Vendor Advisory liferay.com Vendor Advisory liferay.dev

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://liferay.com	vendor advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38266	vendor advisory
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17191	vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38266?: CVE-2021-38266 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38266?: To fix CVE-2021-38266, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-38266 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-38266 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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