Authorization bypass in Liferay Portal
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
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 – 7.4.3.117 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | DXP | 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 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.web (Maven) | 5.0.1 to before 5.0.33 | 5.0.33 | Patch available | GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7 |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.storage.service (Maven) | 6.0.4 to before 6.0.41 | 6.0.41 | Patch available | GHSA-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
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.Q1.6 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 to before 7.4.3.118 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43827
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/a14427e2338477001f86a9e65fdddb843c319818
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/d85c2f24397dcb7d9e51e7bd292dd29268efb132
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/f99602a23ce1b3aa12b2625441cfaa17bfbd22b6
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17938
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-2025-43827 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43827 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pw86-qvx9-34r7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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