CVE-2021-38266
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 befor
CVSS
7.5
High
EPSS
1.7%
p75
KEV
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Exploit Today
22
0-100
Published: Mar 2, 2022 · Last modified: Jul 9, 2026
1.7%EPSS · 30 days2.2%
2026-06-302026-07-16
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.
- issues.liferay.comhttps://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17191
- portal.liferay.devhttps://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38266
- issues.liferay.comhttps://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17191
- portal.liferay.devhttps://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38266
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