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TI-2025-28413 Aliases CVE-2025-43827GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7

Authorization bypass in Liferay Portal

Priority LOW 24CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability with audit events in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.117, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote authenticated users to from one virtual instance to view the audit events from a different virtual instance via the _com_liferay_portal_security_audit_web_portlet_AuditPortlet_auditEventId parameter.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00295 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.web (Maven): 5.0.33com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.storage.service (Maven): 6.0.41

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LiferayPortal7.4.0 – 7.4.3.117—No fix listedCNA
LiferayDXP7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.10; 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.5—No fix listedCNA
—com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.web (Maven)5.0.1 to before 5.0.335.0.33Patch availableGHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7
—com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.storage.service (Maven)6.0.4 to before 6.0.416.0.41Patch availableGHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7
  • Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.117 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • DXP VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.10; 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.1 to before 5.0.33 Fixed in 5.0.33 Patch available GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7
  • com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.storage.service (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.4 to before 6.0.41 Fixed in 6.0.41 Patch available GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.3; 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.q4.0 – 2023.q4.10; 2024.Q1.1 to before 2024.Q1.6VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0 to before 7.4.3.118VulnerableLiferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.3; 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.q4.0 – 2023.q4.10; 2024.Q1.1 to before 2024.Q1.6 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 7.2.0 to before 7.4.3.118 Vulnerable ·Liferay

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7 com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.web (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.33 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7 com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.storage.service (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.41 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43827
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7

References

  • 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
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