CVE-2025-43749 Liferay Portal Unauthenticated File Access via URL
Unauthenticated users can access uploaded form files via direct URLs, exposing sensitive data stored in the document library.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43749?
CVE-2025-43749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 20 Aug 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
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.1, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.14 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows unauthenticated users (guests) to access via URL files uploaded in the form and stored in document_library
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43749?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132 | None |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-43749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43749 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-5fx5-cff6-f3fp.