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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c
Aliases CVE-2025-43736
Summary Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP have a Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability A Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, 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 a profile picture of more than 300kb into a user profile. This size is more than the noted max 300kb size. This extra data can significantly slow down the Liferay service.
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-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
System Score Found at
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c/GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/ab8932bee29df7df377c468f662d55e624d9390d
https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18220
CVE-2025-43736 https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43736
CVE-2025-43736 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43736
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:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:L Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c/GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c.json
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