CVE-2025-43750 Liferay Portal Unvalidated File Upload
Remote unauthenticated attackers can upload malicious files by bypassing validation checks, potentially leading to code execution on Liferay Portal instances.
- 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-2025-43750?
CVE-2025-43750 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 remote unauthenticated users (guests) to upload files via the form attachment field without proper validation, enabling extension obfuscation and bypassing MIME type checks.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43750?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.form.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.form.web Maven | All versions | 4.0.180 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.form.web Maven | All versions | 4.0.180 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43750?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.form.web to 4.0.180 or later.
Is CVE-2025-43750 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43750 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-56qj-wp5r-mvhj.