Improper Access Control Affecting com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.taglib package, versions [,5.0.11)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-COMLIFERAY-1536550
  • published4 Aug 2021
  • disclosed4 Aug 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-33320  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.taglib to version 5.0.11 or higher.

Overview

com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.taglib is a Liferay Flags Taglib

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. The Flags module does not limit the rate at which content can be flagged as inappropriate, which allows remote authenticated users to spam the site administrator with emails.

CVSS Scores

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