High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-38266
CVE-2021-38266
Description
The Portal Security module in Liferay Portal 7.2.1 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 90, 7.1 before fix pack 17 and 7.2 before fix pack 5 does not correctly import users from LDAP, which allows remote attackers to prevent a legitimate user from authenticating by attempting to sign in as a user that exist in LDAP.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.ldap.implMaven | < 2.0.19 | 2.0.19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | < 7.3.0-ga1 | 7.3.0-ga1 |
Affected products
4- osv-coords3 versionspkg:bitnami/liferaypkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.portal.security.ldap.implpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.19
- (no CPE)range: < 7.3.0-ga1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- liferay.comnvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jp3m-vh3g-6ggpghsaADVISORY
- issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17191nvdIssue TrackingVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38266ghsaADVISORY
- portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38266nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/c3d1e3c7b18be0791360bb57428ea8234bcbb736ghsaWEB
- liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38266ghsaWEB
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