CVE-2021-29053: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1 allow remote authenticated users to…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 67.4% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) 7.3.10.fp1; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) 7.3.6.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) 7.3.10.fp1; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) 7.3.6 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the classPKField parameter to (1) CommerceChannelRelFinder.countByC_C, or (2) CommerceChannelRelFinder.findByC_C.
- Published
- May 17, 2021
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.1% · 67th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
Report tools
Action score
35
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.1%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| liferay | dxp | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:dxp |
| liferay | liferay portal | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- liferay dxp7.3
- liferay liferay portal7.3.5
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | before 7.3.10.fp1 | 7.3.10.fp1 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | from 7.3.5 · before 7.3.6 | 7.3.6 |
Same product
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- CVE-2023-35030Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Layout module's SEO configuration in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.70 through 7.4.3.76, and…35Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-29045May 17, 2021 · Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Redirect module's redirection administration page in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.3.5…24Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-29046May 17, 2021 · Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module's category selector input field in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 and Liferay DXP 7.3…24Monitor
- Later →CVE-2021-29052May 17, 2021 · The Data Engine module in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1 does not check permissions in…17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.3.10.fp1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | 7.3.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2021-290471 days apartThe SimpleCaptcha implementation in Liferay Portal 7.3.4, 7.3.5 and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1 does not invalidate CAPTCHA answers…30Monitor
Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;
const rows = await db.query(
"SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'"
);Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;
const rows = await db.query(
"SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",
[owner]
);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.