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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-33321

Insecure default configuration in Liferay Portal 6.2.3 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP before 7.3, allows remote attackers to enumerate user email address via the forgot password functionality. The portal.property login.secure.forgot.password should be defaulted to true.

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CVE-2021-33321
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1 Nov 2026, 04:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-33321

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Aug 2021, 19:15 UTC

Insecure default configuration in Liferay Portal 6.2.3 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP before 7.3, allows remote attackers to enumerate user email address via the forgot password functionality. The portal.property login.secure.forgot.password should be defaulted to true.

osv:CVE-2021-33321
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33321",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "Insecure default configuration in Liferay Portal 6.2.3 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP before 7.3, allows remote attackers to enumerate user email address via the forgot password functionality. The portal.property login.secure.forgot.password should be defaulted to true.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-33321",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:15.119590748Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429108,
  "published_at": "2021-08-03T19:15:08.59+00:00"
}