Portal: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
CVE-2025-43768 is a high-severity insertion of sensitive information into sent data vulnerability in Portal from Liferay, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.7 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Portal versions: 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Digital Experience Platform to 2024.Q1.16 or a later version.
- Update Liferay Portal to 7.4.3.132 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on liferay.dev for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Portal | 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131 | Not stated |
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 through 7.4.13-u92; 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.15; 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13; 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13; 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7 | Not stated |
| Liferay | Digital Experience Platform | 2024.Q1.1 up to, but not including, 2024.Q1.16; 2024.q2.0 through 2024.q2.13; 2024.q3.1 through 2024.q3.13; 7.4 | 2024.Q1.16 |
| Liferay | Liferay Portal | 7.4.0 up to, but not including, 7.4.3.132 | 7.4.3.132 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 5.1 | Medium | CNA (liferay.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.7 | High | NVD |
Official description
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.15 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows authenticated users without any permissions to access sensitive information of admin users using JSONWS APIs.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
The code transmits data to another actor, but a portion of the data includes sensitive information that should not be accessible to that actor.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Specify which data in the software should be regarded as sensitive. Consider which types of users should have access to which types of data.
- Ensure that any possibly sensitive data specified in the requirements is verified with designers to ensure that it is either a calculated risk or mitigated elsewhere. Any information that is not necessary to the functionality should be removed in order to lower both the overhead and the possibility of security sensitive data being sent.
- Setup default error messages so that unexpected errors do not disclose sensitive information.
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Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
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