Is CVE-2021-33333 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-33333 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-33333?

CVE-2021-33333 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-33333?

CVE-2021-33333 has an EPSS score of 0.87% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33333?

Upgrade liferay portal to 7.3.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-33333

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.

CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

liferay portalNVD

Affected:< 7.3.3Fixed in:7.3.3CVE-2021-33333derived from NVD

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

issues.liferay.com

Vendor Advisory1

portal.liferay.dev

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-276 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-0632	Critical	9.8	94%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-11610	High	8.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-29919	Critical	9.1	60%	-	-
CVE-2019-17124	Critical	9.8	23%	-	-
CVE-2020-12608	High	7.8	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3437	Critical	9.8	16%	-	Fix

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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.