CVE-2025-43758 Liferay Portal's unauthenticated users can access loaded files via URL before submitting the object entry
Unauthenticated users can access uploaded files via direct URLs due to missing authorization checks 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
- Available
What is CVE-2025-43758?
CVE-2025-43758 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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.Q1.5, 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 allows unauthenticated users (guests) to access via URL files uploaded by object entry and stored in document_library
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43758?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web, com.liferay:com.liferay.object.dynamic.data.mapping.form.field.type and com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web Maven | All versions | 5.0.125 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web Maven | All versions | 5.0.125 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.object.dynamic.data.mapping.form.field.type Maven | All versions | 1.0.65 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.object.dynamic.data.mapping.form.field.type Maven | All versions | 1.0.65 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web Maven | All versions | 1.0.219 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.object.web Maven | All versions | 1.0.219 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43758?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.web to 5.0.125 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-43758 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43758 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-mm62-gwj5-j285.