Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP fails to properly import users from LDAP
Security LDAP Implementation before 2.0.16 from Liferay Portal through v7.2.1 and Liferay DXP through v7.2 does not correctly import users from LDAP, allowing remote attackers to prevent a legitimate user from authenticating by attempting to sign in as a user that exists in LDAP.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.ldap.impl | < 2.0.19 | 2.0.19 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | < 7.3.0-ga1 | 7.3.0-ga1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38266
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/c3d1e3c7b18be0791360bb57428ea8234bcbb736
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17191
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38266?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611673&_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%3D121611673%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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.ldap.impl, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom- Disclosed
- 04.03.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jp3m-vh3g-6ggp - 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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