{"cve":"CVE-2021-33335","nvd":{"published":"2021-08-03T22:15:09.137","modified":"2026-06-17T03:54:28.287","status":"Modified","description":"Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.","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:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103","https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906","https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103","https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906"],"products":["liferay:digital_experience_platform","liferay:liferay_portal"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:21:13.713336758+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-33335","score":0.01308,"percentile":0.70587,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5gh9-g62h-f35m","summary":"Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Has Company Administrator Accounts Vulnerable to Takeovers","modified":"2025-05-28T20:57:12.077255Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom","ranges":[">=7.0.3 <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":[">=7.1.0 <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.fp9"],"fixed":["7.2.10.fp9"]}]}],"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."]}