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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

Liferay Portal Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability (CVE-2021-38268)

Description

The Dynamic Data Mapping module in Liferay Portal through v7.3.6 and Liferay DXP through v7.3 incorrectly sets default permissions for site members, allowing authenticated attackers to add and duplicate forms via the UI or the API.

Remediation

References

CVE-2021-38268

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2021-38268 CWE-276 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Tags

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