CVE-2025-3594 Liferay Portal path traversal vulnerability with the downloading and installation of Xuggler
Remote attackers can write arbitrary files and execute code via path traversal in the server admin portlet, requiring immediate patching for Liferay Portal and DXP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-3594?
CVE-2025-3594 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 16 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Path traversal vulnerability with the downloading and installation of Xuggler in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA, 7.3 GA through update 34, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to (1) add files to arbitrary locations on the server and (2) download and execute arbitrary files from the download server via the `_com_liferay_server_admin_web_portlet_ServerAdminPortlet_jarName` parameter.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3594?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | All versions | 1.0.93 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | All versions | 1.0.93 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.0.66 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.0.66 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.0.67 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.0.67 |
4 more packages
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.48 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.48 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 5.0.0 | 5.0.24 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web Maven | From 5.0.0 | 5.0.24 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3594?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.server.admin.web to a fixed version for your release line: 1.0.93, 2.0.66, 3.0.67 or 4.0.48.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-3594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- CVE-2024-8980 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console
- CVE-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25147 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-26269 Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p73j-gpcq-49h8.