Path Traversal in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2025-3594
Path traversal vulnerability with the downloading and installation of Xuggler in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA, 7.3 GA through update 34, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to (1) add files to arbitrary locations on the server and (2) download and execute arbitrary files from the download server via the `_com_liferay_server_admin_web_portlet_ServerAdminPortlet_jarName` parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Liferay Digital Experience Platform — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Liferay Dxp — versions 6.2.0, 7.0.10, 7.1.10
- Liferay Portal — versions 6.2
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-3594?
- CVE-2025-3594 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-3594?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.