Liferay Portal/DXP External URL redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP. The affected element is an unknown function of the component External URL Handler. The manipulation leads to redirect. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-62266. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal and DXP (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component External URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

By default, Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions is vulnerable to DNS rebinding attacks, which allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs. This vulnerability can be mitigated by changing the redirect URL security from IP to domain.

It is possible to read the advisory at liferay.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-62266 since 10/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 11/11/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1204.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2455). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Liferay Portal
  • Liferay DXP

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/09/2025 CVE reserved
10/30/2025 +21 days Advisory disclosed
10/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/11/2025 +12 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-62266 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330611
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2455 - Liferay Portal: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2025 19:32
Updated: 11/11/2025 03:44
Changes: 10/30/2025 19:32 (65), 11/01/2025 10:13 (7), 11/11/2025 03:44 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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