Liferay Portal/DXP FreeMarker Template server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal and DXP. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component FreeMarker Template. The manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-4655. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component FreeMarker Template. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

SSRF vulnerability in FreeMarker templates in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.5, 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.Q1.15, 7.4 GA through update 92 allows template editors to bypass access validations via crafted URLs.

It is possible to read the advisory at liferay.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-4655 since 05/13/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-24044). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/13/2025 CVE reserved
08/09/2025 +88 days Advisory disclosed
08/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/19/2025 +132 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4655 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319331
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2025 09:26
Updated: 12/19/2025 20:16
Changes: 08/09/2025 09:26 (65), 08/09/2025 14:03 (1), 08/09/2025 15:35 (1), 08/12/2025 07:38 (1), 12/19/2025 20:16 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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