CVE-2025-43736
Medium
Description
A Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.8, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.16 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows a user to upload more than 300kb profile picture into the user profile. This size more than the noted max 300kb size. This extra amount of data can make Liferay slower.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Liferay Portal
PublishedAug 12, 2025
First seenAug 12, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-770Allocation of resources without limits
How to fix
Update
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom2025.Q1.9, 2024.Q1.17 or later
- com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib13.10.0 or later
- com.liferay:com.liferay.image.uploader.web5.0.56 or later
- com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web11.0.27 or later
- com.liferay:com.liferay.account.admin.web2.0.138 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| liferay liferay_portal | 7.4.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.4.3.132 | — |
| liferay digital_experience_platform | 2024.q1.1 ≤ v ≤ 2024.q1.16, 2024.Q2.1 ≤ v ≤ 2024.Q2.13, 2024.q3.1 ≤ v ≤ 2024.q3.13, 2024.q4.0 ≤ v ≤ 2024.q4.7, 2025.q1.0 ≤ v ≤ 2025.q1.8, 7.4 | — |
| com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven | 7.4.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.4.3.132 | — |
| com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 2025.Q1.0 ≤ v < 2025.Q1.9, 2024.Q4.0 ≤ v ≤ 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 ≤ v ≤ 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 ≤ v ≤ 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.0 ≤ v < 2024.Q1.17, v ≤ 7.4.13.u92 | 2025.Q1.9, 2024.Q1.17 |
| com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglibMaven | v < 13.10.0 | 13.10.0 |
| com.liferay:com.liferay.image.uploader.webMaven | v < 5.0.56 | 5.0.56 |
| com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.webMaven | v < 11.0.27 | 11.0.27 |
| com.liferay:com.liferay.account.admin.webMaven | v < 2.0.138 | 2.0.138 |
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