CVE-2025-62251Network attack vector

Unauthorized content disclosure via omitted vocabulary permission check

Published Oct 13, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2025

Permission bypass in affected Liferay Portal and DXP releases allows remote authenticated users to view restricted Menu Display Widget content. AssetVocabularySiteNavigationMenuItemType rendered vocabulary-backed navigation items without checking AssetVocabularyPermission for VIEW access. An administrator must configure the widget with a vocabulary item, after which a user lacking VIEW permission can receive its categories and navigation details.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permission bypass in affected Liferay Portal and DXP releases allows remote authenticated users to view restricted Menu Display Widget content. AssetVocabularySiteNavigationMenuItemType rendered vocabulary-backed navigation items without checking AssetVocabularyPermission for VIEW access. An administrator must configure the widget with a vocabulary item, after which a user lacking VIEW permission can receive its categories and navigation details.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-62251
Published
Oct 13, 2025
Updated
Oct 13, 2025
Vendor
Liferay
Product
Liferay Portal
Classifications
CWE-732, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 13, 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=7.3.0 <=7.4.3.119

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Liferay · Liferay Portalversion=7.3.0 <=7.4.3.119
Liferay · Liferay DXPversion=2023.Q3.1 <=2023.Q3.8; version=2023.Q4.0 <=2023.Q4.5; version=7.3.10 <=7.3.10-u36; version=7.4.13 <=7.4.13-u92

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.8Liferay Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1213Data from Information Repositories

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