Resource exhaustion in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2025-43762
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.1, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.14 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allow users to upload an unlimited amount of files through the forms, the files are stored in the document_library allowing an attacker to cause a potential DDoS.
EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.4
- Liferay Dxp — versions 7.4.13, 2024.Q1.1, 2024.Q2.0
- Liferay Liferay_portal
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-43762?
- CVE-2025-43762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-43762?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-43762 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.