CVE-2025-43736: Medium severity Liferay portal vulnerability

Published Aug 12, 2025
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Updated

A Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.8, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.16 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows a user to upload a profile picture of more than 300kb into a user profile. This size is more than the noted max 300kb size. This extra data can significantly slow down the Liferay service.

Other sources

A Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.8, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.16 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows a user to upload more than 300kb profile picture into the user profile. This size more than the noted max 300kb size. This extra amount of data can make Liferay slower.

MITRE

Affected Software

20 affected componentsFixes available
Liferay portal>=7.4.3.0<=7.4.3.132, >=7.4 GA<=7.4 GA update 92
Liferay DXP>=2025.Q1.0<=2025.Q1.8, >=2024.Q4.0<=2024.Q4.7, >=2024.Q3.0<=2024.Q3.13, >=2024.Q2.0<=2024.Q2.13, >=2024.Q1.1<=2024.Q1.16
maven/com.liferay:com.liferay.account.admin.web<2.0.138
2.0.138
maven/com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web<11.0.27
11.0.27
maven/com.liferay:com.liferay.image.uploader.web<5.0.56
5.0.56
maven/com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib<13.10.0
13.10.0
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom<=7.4.13.u92
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=2024.Q1.0<=2024.Q1.16
2024.Q1.17
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=2024.Q2.0<=2024.Q2.13
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=2024.Q3.0<=2024.Q3.13
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=2024.Q4.0<=2024.Q4.7
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=2025.Q1.0<=2025.Q1.8
2025.Q1.9
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom>=7.4.3.0<=7.4.3.132
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2024.q1.1<=2024.q1.16
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2024.Q2.1<=2024.Q2.13
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2024.q3.1<=2024.q3.13
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2024.q4.0<=2024.q4.7
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2025.q1.0<=2025.q1.8
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4
Liferay Liferay Portal>=7.4.3.0<=7.4.3.132

Event History

Aug 12, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:01 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:01 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 AM
Affected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:30 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·12:30 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43736?

CVE-2025-43736 is classified as a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting specific versions of Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43736?

To fix CVE-2025-43736, users should upgrade their installations of Liferay Portal or Liferay DXP to the latest patched versions as recommended by the vendor.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43736?

CVE-2025-43736 affects Liferay Portal versions 7.4.3.0 to 7.4.3.132 and multiple versions of Liferay DXP from 2024.Q1.0 to 2025.Q1.8.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2025-43736?

CVE-2025-43736 can lead to a Denial of Service, making the affected Liferay services unavailable to users.

5

Is a workaround available for CVE-2025-43736?

Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2025-43736, and applying the latest updates is the recommended action.

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