CVE-2025-43752 Liferay Portal's Unlimited File Upload Could Result in DoS

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service by uploading unlimited files via object entry attachments, exhausting storage resources in Liferay Portal.

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-2025-43752?

CVE-2025-43752 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 22 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.Q1.4, 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.Q1.15 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allow users to upload an unlimited amount of files through the object entries attachment fields, the files are stored in the document_library allowing an attacker to cause a potential DDoS.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43752?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132None
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132None

Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-43752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qpp6-f3qj-rggq.

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