CVE-2025-62259: Liferay Portal · Incorrect Authorization
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% 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:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Mavencom.liferay.portal/portalpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/portalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
- Apply official patches from Liferay as soon as they become available for all affected versions.
- Until patches are released, implement network-level restrictions to limit API access to trusted IP ranges or VPNs.
- Configure web application firewalls (WAFs) to detect and block unauthorized API calls that attempt to modify content without verified email status.
- Review and harden API access controls by enforcing email verification or additional authentication mechanisms before allowing content edits.
- Monitor logs for unusual API activity, especially from unauthenticated sources, and establish alerting for suspicious content modification attempts.
- Conduct internal audits of Liferay configurations and user verification workflows to ensure no bypasses exist.
- Educate administrators and developers about the vulnerability and encourage prompt remediation.
- Consider isolating legacy or unsupported Liferay instances from public networks until they can be upgraded or patched.
Description
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.109, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions does not limit access to APIs before a user has verified their email address, which allows remote users to access and edit content via the API.