Auth bypass in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2025-62243
Insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Publications in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.112, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote authenticated attackers to view publication comments via the _com_liferay_change_tracking_web_portlet_PublicationsPortlet_value parameter. Publications comments in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.112, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 GA through update 92 does not properly check user permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to edit publication comments via crafted URLs.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 7.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-62243?
- CVE-2025-62243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2025-62243?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-62243 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.