Auth bypass in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2025-43803
Insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the Contacts Center widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.6, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to view contact information, including the contact’s name and email address, via the _com_liferay_contacts_web_portlet_ContactsCenterPortlet_entryId parameter.
Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.4
- Liferay Dxp — versions 7.4.13, 2023.Q3.1, 2023.Q4.0
- Liferay Liferay_portal
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-43803?
- CVE-2025-43803 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2025-43803?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-43803 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.