Resource exhaustion in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2025-3526
SessionClicks in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.21, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA through update 9, 7.3 GA through update 25, and older unsupported versions does not restrict the saving of request parameters in the HTTP session, which allows remote attackers to consume system memory leading to denial-of-service (DoS) conditions via crafted HTTP requests.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Liferay Dxp — versions 6.2.0, 7.0.10, 7.1.10
- Liferay Liferay_portal — versions 6.2
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-3526?
- CVE-2025-3526 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-3526?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.