CVE-2021-29038

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2021-29038
Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.5, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions does not obfuscate password reminder answers on the page, which allows attackers to use man-in-the-middle or shoulder surfing attacks to steal user's password reminder answers.

6.3 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038 Vendor Advisory
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 May 2025, 17:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038 - () https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038 - Vendor Advisory
First Time Liferay digital Experience Platform
Liferay
Liferay liferay Portal
CPE cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

21 Nov 2024, 06:00

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038 - () https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-29038 -

15 Nov 2024, 18:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.3
CWE CWE-640

22 Feb 2024, 19:07

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary
  • (es) Liferay Portal 7.2.0 a 7.3.5 y versiones anteriores no compatibles, y Liferay DXP 7.3 anterior al fix pack 1, 7.2 anterior al fix pack 17 y versiones anteriores no compatibles no ofuscan las respuestas de recordatorio de contraseña en la página, lo que permite a los atacantes utilizar ataques de man-in-the-middle para robar las respuestas de recordatorio de contraseña del usuario.

20 Feb 2024, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-02-20 22:15

Updated : 2025-05-13 17:19

NVD link : CVE-2021-29038

Mitre link : CVE-2021-29038

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-29038

JSON object : View

Products Affected

liferay

  • liferay_portal
  • digital_experience_platform
CWE
CWE-640

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password