CVE-2021-29045: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the Redirect's Admin Page

May 24, 2022 (updated May 14, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Redirect module’s redirection administration page in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_redirect_web_internal_portlet_RedirectPortlet_destinationURL parameter.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcv4-gv43-498v
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29045
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743484

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