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
- None · Low · 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 in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote authenticated users in one virtual instance to assign an organization to a user in a different virtual instance via the _com_liferay_users_admin_web_portlet_UsersAdminPortlet_addUserIds 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 – 7.4.3.111 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) | before 99.0.0 | 99.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-pfwq-mr9g-gq6m |
- Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.111 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.Q4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 99.0.0 Fixed in 99.0.0 Patch available GHSA-pfwq-mr9g-gq6m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pfwq-mr9g-gq6m com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) Fixed in 99.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62252
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfwq-mr9g-gq6m
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-2025-62252 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-62252 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfwq-mr9g-gq6m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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