# CVE-2021-29038: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Does Not Obfuscate Password Reminder Answers

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-29038-liferay-portal-and-liferay-dxp-does-not-obfuscate-password  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-29038 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-02-21

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Does Not Obfuscate Password Reminder Answers

Technologies: [com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-com-liferay-login-web), [com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-com-liferay-users-admin-web), [com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-release-dxp-bom). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-29038 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-29038 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-29038?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.18; com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.33; com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.7; com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.18.4; and 1 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-29038?** Yes. com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.18 or later; com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.33 or later; com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven): upgrade to 3.0.7 or later; com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven): upgrade to 5.18.4 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.2.10.fp17 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-29038?** Check whether you run com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven), com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven), com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.18 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web to 5.0.18 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.33 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web to 5.0.33 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven): upgrade to 3.0.7 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web to 3.0.7 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven): upgrade to 5.18.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:portal-impl to 5.18.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.2.10.fp17 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.2.10.fp17 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.18
- com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.33
- com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.7
- com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.18.4
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.2.10.fp17

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-29038
- GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h

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