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Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Check User Permissions for Workflow SubmissionsGHSA-g7xc-m762-wg8f

MEDIUM

GHSA-g7xc-m762-wg8f is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.3) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. A fix is available for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2021-33333
Published
Updated
Affected
4 pkgs
Patched
3 / 4
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.8%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs58th percentile — riskier than 58% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.46%0.91%1.37%0.3%0.8%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

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Real-World Exposure

4 pkgs affected
☕com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom

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Description

The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19 and 7.2 before fix pack 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.

Affected Packages

4 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomall versionsNo fix
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomall versions7.0.10.fp93com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:7.0.10.fp93
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom≥ 7.1.0&&< 7.1.10.fp197.1.10.fp19com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:7.1.10.fp19
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom≥ 7.2.0&&< 7.2.10.fp67.2.10.fp6com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:7.2.10.fp6

Affected Products

2 products · 88 configurations
Application
digital experience platformliferay
3 versions
7.07.17.2
Application
liferay portalliferay
< 7.3.3
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    A fix is available for GHSA-g7xc-m762-wg8f; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.

  3. Workarounds

    Close the privilege gap rather than the entry point: audit which accounts, roles and service identities can reach the affected operation, drop the component to the least privilege it actually needs, and review file and directory permissions created by earlier installs — a default left in place is what makes this reachable.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19 and 7.2 before fix pack 6, does not properly check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to view and delete workflow submissions via crafted URLs.
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