CVE-2021-33323

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-33323?

Upgrade liferay portal to 7.3.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2021-33323 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-33323 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 60% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-33323?

CVE-2021-33323 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2021-33323 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for liferay portal (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Dynamic Data Mapping module in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, autosaves form values for unauthenticated users, which allows remote attackers to view the autosaved values by viewing the form as an unauthenticated user.

CWE-312

How to fix

Remediation Available

liferay portalNVD

Affected:>= 7.1.0, < 7.3.1Fixed in:7.3.1CVE-2021-33323derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

issues.liferay.com

Vendor Advisory1

portal.liferay.dev

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-50719	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26148	Critical	9.8	53%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-24577	High	7.5	19%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-27140	High	7.5	19%	-	-
CVE-2021-27176	High	7.5	19%	-	-
CVE-2021-27174	High	7.5	19%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-33323?

Upgrade liferay portal to 7.3.1 or later.

Is CVE-2021-33323 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-33323 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 60% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-33323?

CVE-2021-33323 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-33323 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for liferay portal (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-13.