Path Traversal in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2025-62254
The ComboServlet in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.2, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.5, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions does not limit the number or size of the files it will combine, which allows remote attackers to create very large responses that lead to a denial of service attack via the URL query string.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th 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, 2023.q3.1
- Liferay Dxp — versions 7.3.10, 7.4.13, 2023.Q3.1
- Liferay Liferay_portal
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-62254?
- CVE-2025-62254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-62254?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.