{"cve":"CVE-2023-33949","nvd":{"published":"2023-05-24T17:15:09.933","modified":"2026-06-17T06:02:34.937","status":"Analyzed","description":"In Liferay Portal 7.3.0 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.2 and earlier the default configuration does not require users to verify their email address, which allows remote attackers to create accounts using fake email addresses or email addresses which they don't control. The portal property `company.security.strangers.verify` should be set to true.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-1188"],"references":["https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-33949","https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-33949"],"products":["liferay:digital_experience_platform","liferay:liferay_portal"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:18.424950729+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-33949","score":0.00818,"percentile":0.57166,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-g9mr-9xfc-4gf7","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g9mr-9xfc-4gf7","summary":"Insecure Default Initialization In Liferay Portal","modified":"2024-02-16T08:12:53.840916Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.3.1"],"fixed":["7.3.1"]}]}],"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."]}