{"cve":"CVE-2021-29038","nvd":{"published":"2024-02-20T22:15:08.010","modified":"2026-06-17T03:47:10.607","status":"Analyzed","description":"Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.5, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions does not obfuscate password reminder answers on the page, which allows attackers to use man-in-the-middle or shoulder surfing attacks to steal user's password reminder answers.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":6.3},"cwes":["CWE-640"],"references":["https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038","https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038"],"products":["liferay:digital_experience_platform","liferay:liferay_portal"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:45:59.823092188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-29038","score":0.00284,"percentile":0.21002,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h","summary":"Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Does Not Obfuscate Password Reminder Answers","modified":"2025-07-29T13:42:23.287764Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:portal-impl","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/portal-impl","ranges":["<5.18.4"],"fixed":["5.18.4"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.users.admin.web","ranges":["<5.0.33"],"fixed":["5.0.33"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.login.web","ranges":["<5.0.18"],"fixed":["5.0.18"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.commerce/com.liferay.commerce.account.web","ranges":["<3.0.7"],"fixed":["3.0.7"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":["<7.2.10.fp17"],"fixed":["7.2.10.fp17"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":[">=7.3.0 <7.3.10.fp1"],"fixed":["7.3.10.fp1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}