CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-33325

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Aug 03, 2021 | Modified: Aug 11, 2021
CVSS 3.x
4.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, users clear text passwords are stored in the database if workflow is enabled for user creation, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain a users password.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dxp Liferay 7.0 (including) 7.0 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_13 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_13 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_14 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_14 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_24 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_24 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_25 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_25 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_26 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_26 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_27 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_27 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_28 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_28 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_3+ (including) 7.0-fix_pack_3+ (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_30 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_30 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_33 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_33 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_35 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_35 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_36 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_36 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_39 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_39 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_40 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_40 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_41 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_41 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_42 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_42 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_43 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_43 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_44 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_44 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_45 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_45 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_46 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_46 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_47 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_47 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_48 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_48 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_49 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_49 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_50 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_50 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_51 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_51 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_52 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_52 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_53 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_53 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_54 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_54 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_56 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_56 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_57 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_57 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_58 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_58 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_59 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_59 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_60 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_60 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_61 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_61 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_64 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_64 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_65 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_65 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_66 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_66 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_67 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_67 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_68 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_68 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_69 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_69 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_70 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_70 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_71 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_71 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_72 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_72 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_73 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_73 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_75 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_75 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_76 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_76 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_78 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_78 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_79 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_79 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_80 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_80 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_81 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_81 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_82 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_82 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_83 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_83 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_84 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_84 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_85 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_85 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_86 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_86 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_87 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_87 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_88 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_88 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_89 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_89 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_90 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_90 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_91 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_91 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.0-fix_pack_92 (including) 7.0-fix_pack_92 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1 (including) 7.1 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_1 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_1 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_10 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_10 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_11 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_11 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_12 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_12 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_13 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_13 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_14 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_14 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_15 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_15 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_16 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_16 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_17 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_17 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_18 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_18 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_2 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_2 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_3 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_3 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_4 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_4 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_5 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_5 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_6 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_6 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_7 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_7 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_8 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_8 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.1-fix_pack_9 (including) 7.1-fix_pack_9 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.2 (including) 7.2 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.2-fix_pack_1 (including) 7.2-fix_pack_1 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.2-fix_pack_2 (including) 7.2-fix_pack_2 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.2-fix_pack_3 (including) 7.2-fix_pack_3 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.2-fix_pack_4 (including) 7.2-fix_pack_4 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.2-fix_pack_5 (including) 7.2-fix_pack_5 (including)
Dxp Liferay 7.2-fix_pack_6 (including) 7.2-fix_pack_6 (including)
Liferay_portal Liferay * 7.3.3 (excluding)

Extended Description

Because the information is stored in cleartext (i.e., unencrypted), attackers could potentially read it. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information. When organizations adopt cloud services, it can be easier for attackers to access the data from anywhere on the Internet. In some systems/environments such as cloud, the use of “double encryption” (at both the software and hardware layer) might be required, and the developer might be solely responsible for both layers, instead of shared responsibility with the administrator of the broader system/environment.

Potential Mitigations

References