{"id":"CVE-2021-38264","title":"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the management toolbar search via the `keywords` parameter","summary":"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the management toolbar search via the `keywords` parameter. This…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-79"],"vendor":"liferay","product":"liferay_portal","affected":["liferay_portal = 7.4.0","liferay_portal = 7.4.1"],"published":"2022-03-03","updated":"2026-07-05","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38264","references":[{"url":"https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38264-reflected-xss-with-keywords-in-search","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://liferay.com","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2021-38264-reflected-xss-with-keywords-in-search","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00728,"epssPercentile":0.52751,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-06T17:03:23.923Z","slug":"CVE-2021-38264","body":"## Overview\n\nCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Taglib module in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 and 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the management toolbar search via the `keywords` parameter. This issue is caused by an incomplete fix in CVE-2021-35463.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `liferay_portal = 7.4.0`\n- `liferay_portal = 7.4.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":33.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}