CVE-2025-43736

Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.

6.9
Medium

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Liferay
  • Liferay Portal
  • Liferay Dxp
  • 7.4.3.0-7.4.3.132
  • 2025.Q1.0-2025.Q1.8, 2024.Q4.0-2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0-2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0-2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1-2024.Q1.16

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a liferay liferay_portal 7.4.3.0-7.4.3.132 / / / / / / /
a liferay liferay_dxp 2025.Q1.0-2025.Q1.8 / / / / / / /
a liferay liferay_dxp 2024.Q4.0-2024.Q4.7 / / / / / / /
a liferay liferay_dxp 2024.Q3.0-2024.Q3.13 / / / / / / /
a liferay liferay_dxp 2024.Q2.0-2024.Q2.13 / / / / / / /
a liferay liferay_dxp 2024.Q1.1-2024.Q1.16 / / / / / / /

References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43736

Tags

CWE-770
security@liferay.com
2025-08-12
CVE-2025-43736

CVSS Score

6.9 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:L/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 12, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@liferay.com

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