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CVE-2025-43750VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-43750: Liferay Portal · Unrestricted File Upload

Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% 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:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 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
Liferay PortalAffected
  • =7.4.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Immediately review and restrict file upload permissions on Liferay portals, disabling guest uploads where not strictly necessary. 2) Apply strict server-side validation of uploaded files, including MIME type verification, file extension whitelisting, and content inspection to detect obfuscated or malicious files. 3) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block suspicious file upload patterns and extension obfuscation attempts. 4) Monitor file upload directories for unauthorized or unexpected files and implement automated alerts for anomalous activity. 5) Restrict execution permissions on directories used for file uploads to prevent execution of uploaded scripts or binaries. 6) Keep Liferay Portal and DXP installations updated and monitor vendor advisories for official patches or hotfixes addressing this vulnerability. 7) Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on file upload functionalities. 8) Educate administrators and users about the risks of file uploads and enforce least privilege principles to minimize exposure.

Description

Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.1, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.14 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote unauthenticated users (guests) to upload files via the form attachment field without proper validation, enabling extension obfuscation and bypassing MIME type checks.

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