CVE-2025-43825Network attack vector

Confidential data disclosure through FreeMarker templates

Published Oct 3, 2025 · Updated Oct 3, 2025

Information disclosure in Liferay Portal and DXP allows remote authenticated users to access sensitive user data through FreeMarker templates. The affected template context includes restricted user data, but Liferay has not identified the responsible code path or exposed data objects. Exploitation requires high privileges and active user interaction, and the documented impact is limited to viewing or rendering confidential information.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Liferay Portal and DXP allows remote authenticated users to access sensitive user data through FreeMarker templates. The affected template context includes restricted user data, but Liferay has not identified the responsible code path or exposed data objects. Exploitation requires high privileges and active user interaction, and the documented impact is limited to viewing or rendering confidential information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-43825
Published
Oct 3, 2025
Updated
Oct 3, 2025
Vendor
Liferay
Product
Liferay Portal
Classifications
CWE-201
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.3.132

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Liferay · Liferay Portalversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.3.132
Liferay · Liferay DXPversion=2023.Q3.1 <=2023.Q3.10; version=2023.Q4.0 <=2024.Q4.10; version=2024.Q1.1 <=2024.Q1.12; version=2024.Q2.1 <=2024.Q2.13; version=2024.Q3.0 <=2024.Q3.13; version=2024.Q4.0 <=2024.Q4.5; version=2025.Q1.0 <=2025.Q1.4

Published CVSS scores

4.6Liferay Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-201Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

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