How severe is CVE-2025-43736?

CVE-2025-43736 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2025-43736?

CVE-2025-43736 affects the following packages: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven), com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib (Maven), and 3 more. Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43736?

A fix is available for CVE-2025-43736; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.

How do I detect CVE-2025-43736 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2025-43736 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Is CVE-2025-43736 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2025-43736 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43736?

CVE-2025-43736 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.3%, placing it in the 24th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-43736?

CVE-2025-43736 is classified as CWE-770 (CWE-770). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2025-43736 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2025-43736 was published on August 12, 2025 and was last updated on October 24, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2025-43736 — release.portal.bom

MEDIUMFix: liferay/liferay-portal@ab8932b

CVE-2025-43736 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-770 vulnerability in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. A fix is available for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP have a Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-cg99-m88x-422c

Published

Aug 12, 2025

Updated

Oct 24, 2026

Affected

11 pkgs

Patched

6 / 11

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 8, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-43736.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk+0.03%

Lower risk than most CVEs24th percentile — riskier than 24% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

11 pkgs affected

☕com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib+3 more

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

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.

Affected Packages

11 total 6 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom`	≥ 7.4.3.0	No fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom`	≥ 2025.Q1.0&&< 2025.Q1.9	2025.Q1.9`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:2025.Q1.9`
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom`	≥ 2024.Q4.0	No fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom`	≥ 2024.Q3.0	No fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom`	≥ 2024.Q2.0	No fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom`	≥ 2024.Q1.0&&< 2024.Q1.17	2024.Q1.17`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:2024.Q1.17`

Affected Products

2 products · 7 configurations

Application

digital experience platformliferay

≥ 2025.q1.0 && ≤ 2025.q1.8

1 version

7.4

Application

liferay portalliferay

≥ 7.4.3.0 && ≤ 7.4.3.132

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
A fix is available for CVE-2025-43736; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

4.3/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE Classification

CWE-770CWE-770

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

liferay-portal

2.5/10

Code-Review0/10

Maintained10/10

Branch-Protection0/10

Assessed Nov 2, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

Aug 12, 2025

Last updated

Oct 24, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2025-43736

GHSA-cg99-m88x-422c

References

Advisoryliferay.dev · CVE 2025 43736 Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2025 43736 Webgithub.com · ab8932bee29df7df377c468f662d55e624d9390d Webliferay.atlassian.net · LPE 18220 Packagegithub.com · liferay portal

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs affecting release.portal.bom are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2025-62264CVE-2025-62265CVE-2025-62257CVE-2025-62266CVE-2025-62258CVE-2025-62259CVE-2025-62260CVE-2025-62261

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 24, 2026

CVE-2025-43736 — release.portal.bom

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Frequently Asked Questions

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