Liferay Portal/DXP Menu Display Widget permission assignment
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP. This impacts an unknown function of the component Menu Display Widget. Performing a manipulation results in permission assignment. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-62251. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Liferay Portal and DXP (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Menu Display Widget. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.4.3.119, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 36 shows content to users who do not have permission to view it via the Menu Display Widget. This security flaw could result in sensitive information being exposed to unauthorized users.
The advisory is shared at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-62251 since 10/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/13/2025).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Permission assignmentCWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/09/2025 CVE reserved10/14/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/14/2025 VulDB entry created
12/13/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: liferay.devStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-62251 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328161
Entry
Created: 10/14/2025 08:08Updated: 12/13/2025 11:00
Changes: 10/14/2025 08:08 (64), 12/13/2025 11:00 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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