# CVE-2021-33322: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP fails to invalidate password reset tokens after use

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-33322-liferay-portal-and-liferay-dxp-fails-to-invalidate-password-reset  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-33322 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP fails to invalidate password reset tokens after use

Technologies: [com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-com-liferay-portal-impl), [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-2021-33322 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-33322 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-33322?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.7.3; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.0.0,fixed=7.0.10.fp96.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-33322?** Yes. com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven): upgrade to 5.7.3 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.0.10.fp96 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-33322?** Check whether you run com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) or com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) 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.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven): upgrade to 5.7.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl to 5.7.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.0.10.fp96 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.0.10.fp96 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.7.3
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.0.0,fixed=7.0.10.fp96

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-33322
- GHSA-vwj8-4grf-3r8v

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