How severe is CVE-2025-43772?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2025-43772 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2025-43772?

CVE-2025-43772 affects the following packages: com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43772?

Update com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web to 5.0.29 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-43772 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2025-43772 in my Maven dependencies?

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

How do I mitigate CVE-2025-43772 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-2025-43772 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2025-43772 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-2025-43772?

CVE-2025-43772 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.5%, placing it in the 44th 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-2025-43772?

CVE-2025-43772 is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2025-43772 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2025-43772 was published on September 4, 2025 and was last updated on September 4, 2025. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

☕ Maven

Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2025-43772 — com.liferay.portal.workfl…

Fix: liferay/liferay-portal@566ba7b

CVE-2025-43772 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web. A fix is available for com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Denial of Service in Kaleo Forms Admin

Published

Sep 4, 2025

Updated

Sep 4, 2025

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 1, 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-2025-43772.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs44th percentile — riskier than 44% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

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

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web

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

Kaleo Forms Admin in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA, 7.3 GA through update 27, and older unsupported versions does not restrict the saving of request parameters in the portlet session, which allows remote attackers to consume system memory leading to denial-of-service (DoS) conditions via crafted HTTP request.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web`	all versions	5.0.29`com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web:5.0.29`

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:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web to 5.0.29 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-43772 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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.

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