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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-43xf-59vr-g4f2
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-43xf-59vr-g4f2
Aliases CVE-2025-43799
Summary Liferay Portal Uses Default Password Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions does not limit access to APIs before a user has changed their initial password, which allows remote users to access and edit content via the API.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-1393 Use of Default Password
System Score Found at
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-43xf-59vr-g4f2/GHSA-43xf-59vr-g4f2.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
CVE-2025-43799 https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43799
CVE-2025-43799 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43799
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-43xf-59vr-g4f2/GHSA-43xf-59vr-g4f2.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-09-15T20:40:56Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2025/43xxx/CVE-2025-43799.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2025-43799

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]