Liferay Portal/DXP OpenAPI authorization

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5.3$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Liferay Portal and DXP. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component OpenAPI. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-62256. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal and DXP (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component OpenAPI. 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:

Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.109, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.7, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions does not properly restrict access to OpenAPI in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to access the OpenAPI YAML file via a crafted URL.

The advisory is available at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-62256 since 10/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/16/2025).

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-2025-35684) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2397). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Liferay Portal
  • Liferay DXP

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
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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

10/09/2025 CVE reserved
10/23/2025 +14 days Advisory disclosed
10/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/16/2025 +24 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-62256 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329666
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2397 - Liferay Portal und DXP: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2025 16:02
Updated: 11/16/2025 02:34
Changes: 10/23/2025 16:02 (64), 10/27/2025 03:08 (7), 10/27/2025 23:27 (1), 11/11/2025 02:05 (9), 11/16/2025 02:34 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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