CVE-2025-43825 Liferay Portal exposes sensitive user data through its Freemarker template
An unauthorized actor can access sensitive user data exposed in Freemarker templates, leading to potential disclosure of confidential information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-43825?
CVE-2025-43825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 3 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in 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.Q4.5, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows sensitive user data to be included in the Freemarker template. This weakness permits an unauthorized actor to gain access to, and potentially render, confidential information that should remain restricted.
Weakness: CWE-201
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43825?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.template.freemarker. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.template.freemarker Maven | From 7.0.3 | 7.0.60 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.template.freemarker Maven | From 7.0.3 | 7.0.60 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43825?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.template.freemarker to 7.0.60 or later.
Is CVE-2025-43825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43825 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-rggc-gf6w-9q73.