---
id: CVE-2021-29043
title: >-
  The Portal Store module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP
  7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3
  before fix pack 1 does not obfuscate the S3 store's proxy password, which
  allow…
summary: >-
  The Portal Store module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP
  7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3
  before fix pack 1 does not obfuscate the S3 store's proxy password, which
  allow…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-522
vendor: liferay
product: digital_experience_platform
affected:
  - digital_experience_platform = 7.0
  - digital_experience_platform = 7.1
  - digital_experience_platform = 7.2
  - dxp = 7.3
  - 'liferay_portal >= 7.0.0, <= 7.3.5'
published: '2021-05-17'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29043'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743515
    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/id/120743515
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00738
epssPercentile: 0.53103
ingestedAt: '2026-07-05T00:59:25.858Z'
---

## Overview

The Portal Store module in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 97, 7.1 before fix pack 21, 7.2 before fix pack 10 and 7.3 before fix pack 1 does not obfuscate the S3 store's proxy password, which allows attackers to steal the proxy password via man-in-the-middle attacks or shoulder surfing.

## Affected

- `digital_experience_platform = 7.0`
- `digital_experience_platform = 7.1`
- `digital_experience_platform = 7.2`
- `dxp = 7.3`
- `liferay_portal >= 7.0.0, <= 7.3.5`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.