Incorrect permission assignment in Liferay Portal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0, 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.Q1.14 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows admin users of a virtual instance to add pages that are not in the default/main virtual instance, then any tenant can create a list of all other tenants.
Why it matters now
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 | 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.132 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.14; 2024.Q2.0 – 2023.Q2.13; 2024.Q3.1 – 2024.Q3.13; 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7; 2025.Q1.0 – 2025.Q1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl (Maven) | before 6.0.147 | 6.0.147 | Patch available | GHSA-w3cr-3xw2-rp78 |
- Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.132 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- DXP VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.14; 2024.Q2.0 – 2023.Q2.13; 2024.Q3.1 – 2024.Q3.13; 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7; 2025.Q1.0 – 2025.Q1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.0.147 Fixed in 6.0.147 Patch available GHSA-w3cr-3xw2-rp78
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2024.Q1.1 to before 2024.Q1.15; 2024.q2.0 – 2024.q2.13; 2024.q3.1 – 2024.q3.13; 2024.q4.0 – 2024.q4.7 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:2025.q1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2025.q1.0 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.132 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2024.Q1.1 to before 2024.Q1.15; 2024.q2.0 – 2024.q2.13; 2024.q3.1 – 2024.q3.13; 2024.q4.0 – 2024.q4.7 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:2025.q1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2025.q1.0 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.132 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-w3cr-3xw2-rp78 com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.147 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3cr-3xw2-rp78
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-2025-43759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w3cr-3xw2-rp78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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