{"cve":"CVE-2021-29040","nvd":{"published":"2021-05-16T16:15:07.213","modified":"2026-07-09T01:16:50.860","status":"Modified","description":"The JSON web services in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 may provide overly verbose error messages, which allows remote attackers to use the contents of error messages to help launch another, more focused attacks via crafted inputs.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","score":5.3},"cwes":["CWE-209"],"references":["https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743429","https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743429"],"products":["liferay:digital_experience_platform","liferay:liferay_portal"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:18:09.669877188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-29040","score":0.01081,"percentile":0.65135,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-87x7-pwrx-jch7","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-87x7-pwrx-jch7","summary":"Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Reveals Data via Overly Verbose Error Messages","modified":"2025-05-28T21:13:28.150030Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom","ranges":["<7.3.5"],"fixed":["7.3.5"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":["<7.0.10.fp97"],"fixed":["7.0.10.fp97"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":[">=7.1.0 <7.1.10.fp20"],"fixed":["7.1.10.fp20"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":[">=7.2.0 <7.2.10.fp10"],"fixed":["7.2.10.fp10"]}]}],"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."]}