CVE-2021-29040
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CVE-2021-29040 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The JSON web services in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 may provide overly verbose error messages, which allows remote attackers to use the contents of error messages to help launch another, more focused attacks via crafted inputs.. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The JSON web services in Liferay Portal 7.3.4 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 may provide overly verbose error messages, which allows remote attackers to use the contents of error messages to help launch another, more focused attacks via crafted inputs.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | < 7.0 |
| Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.0 |
| Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.1 |
| Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 7.2 |
| Liferay | Liferay Portal | <= 7.3.4 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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