Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP has incorrect default permissions for site members
The Dynamic Data Mapping module before 4.0.39 from Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 2 incorrectly sets default permissions for site members, which allows remote authenticated users with the site member role to add and duplicate forms, via the UI or the API.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.service | < 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10.fp101, >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp21, >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp10, >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.fp2 | 7.0.10.fp101, 7.1.10.fp21, 7.2.10.fp10, 7.3.10.fp2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38268
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/16228425d7395b564f3c4cb5fae0c71c7228202b
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17150
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2021-38268-site-member-can-add-new-forms-by-default?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121611813&_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%3D121611813%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:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-276- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.service, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom- Disclosed
- 03.03.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f855-2rvm-5j7h - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.service
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.
This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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