Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2021· Updated Jul 9, 2026

CVE-2021-29041

Description

Denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Multi-Factor Authentication module in Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1 allows remote authenticated attackers to prevent any user from authenticating by (1) enabling Time-based One-time password (TOTP) on behalf of the other user or (2) modifying the other user's TOTP shared secret.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven	< 7.3.10.fp1	7.3.10.fp1

Affected products

Liferay/DXP2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.3
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Liferay/Liferay DXPdescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom
Range: < 7.3.10.fp1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-82j7-2h3j-hc7fghsaADVISORY
issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17131nvdIssue TrackingVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29041ghsaADVISORY
liferay.comghsaWEB

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