CVE-2025-43816: High severity Liferay portal vulnerability
Published Sep 25, 2025
·Updated
A memory leak in the headless API for StructuredContents in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows an attacker to cause server unavailability (denial of service) via repeatedly calling the API endpoint.
Affected Software
101 affected componentsFixes available
Liferay portal>=7.4.0<=7.4.3.119, <=7.4 GA update 92
Liferay DXP>=2024.Q1.1<=2024.Q1.5, >=2023.Q4.0<=2024.Q4.10, >=2023.Q3.1<=2023.Q3.10
maven/com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.impl<5.0.115
5.0.115
Liferay Digital Experience Platform<7.4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2023.Q3.1<=2023.Q3.10
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2023.q4.0<=2023.q4.10
Liferay Digital Experience Platform>=2024.Q1.1<2024.Q1.6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update10
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update11
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update12
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update13
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update14
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update15
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update16
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update17
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update18
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update19
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update20
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update21
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update22
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update23
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update24
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update25
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update26
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update27
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update28
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update29
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update30
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update31
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update32
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update33
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update34
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update35
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update36
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update37
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update38
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update39
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update4
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Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update41
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update42
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update43
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update44
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update45
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update46
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update47
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update48
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update49
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update5
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update50
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update51
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update52
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update53
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update54
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update55
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update56
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update57
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update58
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update59
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update60
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update61
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update62
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update63
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update64
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update65
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update66
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update67
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update68
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update69
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update7
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update70
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update71
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update72
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update73
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update74
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update75
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update76
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update77
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update78
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update79
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update8
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update80
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update81
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update82
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update83
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update84
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update85
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update86
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update87
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update88
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update89
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update9
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update90
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update91
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4-update92
Liferay Liferay Portal<7.4.3.120
Event History
Sep 25, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:02 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:02 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
Affected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·09:30 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·09:30 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2025-43816?
CVE-2025-43816 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its potential for memory leaks affecting system performance.
2
How do I fix CVE-2025-43816?
To fix CVE-2025-43816, update Liferay Portal to version 7.4.3.120 or later and Liferay DXP to the latest patched versions.
3
What versions are affected by CVE-2025-43816?
CVE-2025-43816 affects Liferay Portal versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119 and various older versions of Liferay DXP.
4
What is the impact of CVE-2025-43816?
The impact of CVE-2025-43816 includes a memory leak which may lead to degraded performance and possible denial of service.
5
Is there a workaround for CVE-2025-43816?
There is no official workaround for CVE-2025-43816; updating to a fixed version is recommended.