CVE-2025-43782 Liferay Portal API Allows Authenticated Users to Access Workflow Definitions by Name
Authenticated attackers can access workflow definitions by name via the API due to missing authorization checks in Liferay Portal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-43782?
CVE-2025-43782 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 11 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.124, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.7, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote authenticated users to access a workflow definition by name via the API
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43782?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.runtime.integration.impl. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.runtime.integration.impl Maven | From 5.0.1 | 5.0.48 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.runtime.integration.impl Maven | From 5.0.1 | 5.0.48 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43782?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.runtime.integration.impl to 5.0.48 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-43782 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43782 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-wr8m-5h2p-4432.