CVE-2025-43762 Liferay Portal users can upload an unlimited amount of files
Attackers can cause denial of service by uploading unlimited files via forms, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2025-43762?
CVE-2025-43762 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.Q1.1, 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 allow users to upload an unlimited amount of files through the forms, 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-2025-43762?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.form.field.type and 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.field.type Maven | All versions | 6.0.187 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.form.field.type Maven | All versions | 6.0.187 |
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-2025-43762?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.form.field.type to 6.0.187 or later.
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-2025-43762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43762 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-84pp-qr92-95c9.