Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP does not properly check user permission
The Portlet Configuration module before 4.0.13 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 software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web | < 4.0.13 | 4.0.13 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.0.10.fp93, < 7.0.10.fp95, >= 7.1.10.fp18, < 7.1.10.fp19, >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp8 | 7.0.10.fp95, 7.1.10.fp19, 7.2.10.fp8 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33327
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/44317eb5274d24bb91c43c91cd5c678392eb9eeb
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/9e1628110ca5f0b7b867e1f55e3886c92fc67ca1
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17075
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-33327-unauthorized-users-can-view-the-guest-and-user-roles?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611305&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611305%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-276- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-22wc-7wmm-v4cc - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.portlet.configuration.web
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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