Liferay Portal/DXP Organization Selector authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Liferay Portal and DXP. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Organization Selector Handler. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-43788. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal and DXP (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Organization Selector Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The organization selector in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.124, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 update 81 through update 85 does not check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain a list of all organizations.

The advisory is shared for download at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43788 since 04/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/16/2025).

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 databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-29005) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2041). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Liferay Portal
  • Liferay DXP

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/17/2025 CVE reserved
09/12/2025 +148 days Advisory disclosed
09/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/16/2025 +95 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43788 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323720
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2041 - Liferay Portal: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2025 07:50
Updated: 12/16/2025 17:42
Changes: 09/12/2025 07:50 (64), 09/12/2025 10:35 (7), 09/12/2025 16:07 (1), 12/16/2025 17:42 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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