Is CVE-2021-38268 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-38268 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-38268?

CVE-2021-38268 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-38268?

CVE-2021-38268 has an EPSS score of 1.07% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38268?

Upgrade digital experience platform to 7.2.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-38268

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Dynamic Data Mapping module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 2 incorrectly sets default permissions for site members, which allows remote authenticated users with the site member role to add and duplicate forms, via the UI or the API.

CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

digital experience platformNVD

Affected:< 7.2.1Fixed in:7.2.1CVE-2021-38268derived from NVD

liferay portalNVD

Affected:>= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7Fixed in:7.3.7CVE-2021-38268derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

portal.liferay.dev

Vendor Advisory2

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 2026-07-05.