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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
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 Portal
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
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.