No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2021-38263

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2022-03-03
WeaknessCWE-79

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Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server module's script console in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 101, 7.1 before fix pack 20 and 7.2 before fix pack 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the output of a script.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2022-03-0300:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-38263?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-38263?format=csv
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD

liferay

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.0	≥ 7.0-fix.0, ≤ 7.0-fix.0	no fix published	OSV
7.0	≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.0	no fix published	OSV
7.1	≥ 7.1-fix.0, ≤ 7.1-fix.0	no fix published	OSV
7.1	≥ 7.1.0, ≤ 7.1.0	no fix published	OSV
7.2	≥ 7.2-fix.0, ≤ 7.2-fix.0	no fix published	OSV
7.2	≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.0	no fix published	OSV

Liferay digital experience platform

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.0	= 7.0	no fix published	NVD
7.1	= 7.1	no fix published	NVD
7.2	= 7.2	no fix published	NVD

Liferay liferay portal

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.3	≤ 7.3.2	no fix published	NVD

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

issues.liferay.comVendor Advisory
portal.liferay.devPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.16.1read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-79read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.9 %2026-10-23
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published: 2022-03-03
Last Modified: 2026-07-09
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38263?

Is CVE-2021-38263 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-38263 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-38263?

CVE-2021-38263 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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