# CVE-2021-33336: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Journal module's add article menu in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.1

- Also known as: GHSA-FVG6-9R88-7W85
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.3.4, 7.1.10.fp18, 7.2.10.fp7
- Published: 2021-08-04 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): from 7.3.0, fixed in 7.3.4
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.1.10.fp18
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 7.2.10.fp5, fixed in 7.2.10.fp7

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Journal module's add article menu in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.1 fix pack 18, and 7.2 fix pack 5 through 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_name parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, upgrade to a fixed version (7.3.4, 7.1.10.fp18, 7.2.10.fp7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-33336-stored-xss-with-structure-name
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17078

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