medium6.9
CVE-2025-43764
Liferay Portal ReDoS with Role Name search in KaleoDesignerPortlet
Impact
Self-ReDoS (Regular expression Denial of Service) exists with Role Name search field of Kaleo Designer portlet JavaScript in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.1, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.20 and 7.4 GA through update 92, which allows authenticated users with permissions to update Kaleo Workflows to enter a malicious Regex pattern causing their browser to hang for a very long time.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.designer.web | < 5.0.145 | 5.0.145 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | from 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.20 from 2024.q2.0 through 2024.q2.13 from 2024.q3.1 through 2024.q3.13 from 2024.Q4.0 before 2024.Q4.2 Version 7.4 |
| Liferay | Liferay Portal | from 7.4.0 before 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-2025-43764
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23w4-rpc6-wpcc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43764
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/12a076172494707748325836b3d5236507be0490
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18148