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CVE-2025-3602VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-3602: Liferay Portal · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavencom.liferay.portal/portalpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/portalOther threatsAffected
  • =7.4.0
  • <=7.4.3.97
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should include implementing rate limiting and throttling on GraphQL endpoints to restrict the number of queries and their complexity per client IP or session. 2. Configure or deploy GraphQL query depth limiting middleware or plugins that enforce maximum query depth and complexity thresholds to prevent excessively nested queries. 3. Monitor GraphQL query patterns and server resource utilization closely to detect anomalous spikes indicative of abuse or attack attempts. 4. Apply network-level protections such as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to identify and block suspicious GraphQL queries based on complexity or size. 5. Engage with Liferay support or vendor advisories to obtain patches or updates that address this vulnerability directly once available. 6. Conduct internal audits of all Liferay Portal and DXP instances to identify affected versions and prioritize patching or configuration changes. 7. Educate development and operations teams about secure GraphQL practices and the risks of uncontrolled query execution. 8. Consider deploying caching mechanisms to reduce backend load from repeated complex queries. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing specifically on GraphQL query management and resource protection tailored to Liferay environments.

Description

Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.2, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and 7.2 fix pack 8 through fix pack 20 does not limit the depth of a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing complex queries.

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