Information disclosure in Liferay Enterprise Portal and Liferay DXP - CVE-2021-29038
Published: February 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86271
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29038
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Liferay
Affected software:
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay DXP
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay DXP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application does not obfuscate password reminder answers. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) or shoulder surfing attacks to steal user's password reminder answers.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-29038
Install updates from vendor's website.