{"cve":"CVE-2021-33325","nvd":{"published":"2021-08-03T19:15:08.720","modified":"2026-06-17T03:54:27.027","status":"Modified","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 7, user's clear text passwords are stored in the database if workflow is enabled for user creation, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain a user's password.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":4.9},"cwes":["CWE-312"],"references":["https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17042","https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748389","https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17042","https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748389"],"products":["liferay:digital_experience_platform","liferay:liferay_portal"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:21:13.713336758+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-33325","score":0.00568,"percentile":0.47101,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6c88-gvxw-f5hg","summary":"Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Stores User Passwords in Cleartext","modified":"2025-05-14T08:27:08.520243Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom","ranges":[">=7.3.0 <=7.3.2"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":["<7.0.10.fp93"],"fixed":["7.0.10.fp93"]},{"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.fp19"],"fixed":["7.1.10.fp19"]},{"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.fp7"],"fixed":["7.2.10.fp7"]}]}],"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."]}