CVE-2025-43797
mediumpriority · track · 22OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions, the default membership type of a newly created site is “Open” which allows any registered users to become a member of the site. A remote attacker with site membership can potentially view, add or edit content on the site.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.3–5.4
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform< 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform2023.q3.1 → 2023.q3.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 2023.q4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.site.admin.web< 5.0.111osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay/com.liferay.site.admin.web
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2064Liferay Portal und DXP: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-09-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Liferay DXP und Liferay Portal ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-25m3-w28p-v3v3Liferay has Insecure Default Initialization of Resource issue2025-09-16ghsa · osvUS
In Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions, the default membership type of a newly created site is “Open” which allows any registered users to become a member of the site. A remote attacker with site membership can potentially view, add or edit content on the site.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-43797cnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43797cnnvd
- https://www.liferay.com/zh/downloads-communityPatchcnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43797enisa_euvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43797Vendor Advisorynvd
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