Resource allocation without limits in Liferay Portal
Priority LOW 30CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
A Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, and 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 more than 300kb profile picture into the user profile. This size more than the noted max 300kb size. This extra amount of data can make Liferay slower.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00312 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): 2025.Q1.9, 2024.Q1.17com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib (Maven): 13.10.0+3 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Portal | 7.4.3.0 – 7.4.3.132 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.16; 2024Q2.0 – 2023.Q2.13; 2024.Q3.1 – 2024.Q3.13; 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7; 2025.Q1.0 – 2025.Q1.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) | 7.4.3.0 – 7.4.3.132 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 2025.Q1.0 to before 2025.Q1.9 | 2025.Q1.9 | Patch available | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 2024.Q3.0 – 2024.Q3.13 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 2024.Q2.0 – 2024.Q2.13 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 2024.Q1.0 to before 2024.Q1.17 | 2024.Q1.17 | Patch available | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | up to 7.4.13.u92 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib (Maven) | before 13.10.0 | 13.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.image.uploader.web (Maven) | before 5.0.56 | 5.0.56 | Patch available | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) | before 11.0.27 | 11.0.27 | Patch available | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.account.admin.web (Maven) | before 2.0.138 | 2.0.138 | Patch available | GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c |
- Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.3.0 – 7.4.3.132 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- DXP VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.16; 2024Q2.0 – 2023.Q2.13; 2024.Q3.1 – 2024.Q3.13; 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7; 2025.Q1.0 – 2025.Q1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.4.3.0 – 7.4.3.132 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2025.Q1.0 to before 2025.Q1.9 Fixed in 2025.Q1.9 Patch available GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2024.Q3.0 – 2024.Q3.13 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2024.Q2.0 – 2024.Q2.13 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2024.Q1.0 to before 2024.Q1.17 Fixed in 2024.Q1.17 Patch available GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 7.4.13.u92 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 13.10.0 Fixed in 13.10.0 Patch available GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay:com.liferay.image.uploader.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.56 Fixed in 5.0.56 Patch available GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 11.0.27 Fixed in 11.0.27 Patch available GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
- com.liferay:com.liferay.account.admin.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.138 Fixed in 2.0.138 Patch available GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2024.q1.1 – 2024.q1.16; 2024.Q2.1 – 2024.Q2.13; 2024.q3.1 – 2024.q3.13; 2024.q4.0 – 2024.q4.7; 2025.q1.0 – 2025.q1.8 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.3.0 – 7.4.3.132 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2024.q1.1 – 2024.q1.16; 2024.Q2.1 – 2024.Q2.13; 2024.q3.1 – 2024.q3.13; 2024.q4.0 – 2024.q4.7; 2025.q1.0 – 2025.q1.8 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.3.0 – 7.4.3.132 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 2025.Q1.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 2024.Q1.17 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c com.liferay:com.liferay.image.uploader.web (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.56 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web (Maven) Fixed in 11.0.27 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c com.liferay:com.liferay.account.admin.web (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.138 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43736
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
References
Advisory 2
More Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22732 Cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-20403 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.3 through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-03097 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-03169 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-17354 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-16598 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-43736 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43736 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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