Security advisory

{
  "id": "86a1d2db875f616fd4eb9e81bedbfcfa7056508d7aa65c1af3f5d2ff03f2843a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33990",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-33990",
    "summary": "Liferay Portal 6.2.5 allows Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=/ requests when frmfolders.html exists. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the exploit reference link only shows frmfolders.html is accessible and does not demonstrate how an unauthorized user can upload a file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-33990",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-33990",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-33990"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "65d7a800f1a57b232a127bdcaefb876a9de469f9"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "65d7a800f1a57b232a127bdcaefb876a9de469f9"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "6.2.5"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "6.2.5"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "6.2.5",
            "6.2.5-ga6"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-33990.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:29.475729082Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/fu2x2000/Liferay_exploit_Poc"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-33990",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 432332,
  "published_at": "2023-04-16T04:15:07.967+00:00"
}