medium6.9
CVE-2025-43736
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP have a Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability
Impact
A Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.8, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.16 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows a user to upload a profile picture of more than 300kb into a user profile. This size is more than the noted max 300kb size. This extra data can significantly slow down the Liferay service.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.4.3.0, <= 7.4.3.132 | none recorded |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 2025.Q1.0, <= 2025.Q1.8 | 2025.Q1.9 |
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib | < 13.10.0 | 13.10.0 |
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.image.uploader.web | < 5.0.56 | 5.0.56 |
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web | < 11.0.27 | 11.0.27 |
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.account.admin.web | < 2.0.138 | 2.0.138 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | from 2024.q1.1 through 2024.q1.16 from 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13 from 2024.q3.1 through 2024.q3.13 from 2024.q4.0 through 2024.q4.7 from 2025.q1.0 through 2025.q1.8 Version 7.4 |
| Liferay | Liferay Portal | from 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43736
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43736
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ab8932bee29df7df377c468f662d55e624d9390d
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18220