Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to email spam via lack of flagging rate
The Flags module before version 5.0.11 in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 96, 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, does not limit the rate at which content can be flagged as inappropriate, which allows remote authenticated users to spam the site administrator with emails
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.taglib | < 5.0.11 | 5.0.11 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10.fp96, >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp20, >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp5 | 7.0.10.fp96, 7.1.10.fp20, 7.2.10.fp5 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33320
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17007
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-33320-flagging-content-as-inappropriate-is-not-rate-limited?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611464&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121611464%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-770- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.taglib, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wg4x-hf94-fj5v - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 125
- First → latest
- 02.2022 09.2025
- Without a fix
- 8
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 24
- High 19
- Medium 82
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 65
- 2023: 11
- 2024: 39
- 2025: 10
- 2026: 0
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