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CVE-2025-43816

Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
25/09/2025
Last modified:
15/12/2025

Description

A memory leak in the headless API for StructuredContents in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows an attacker to cause server unavailability (denial of service) via repeatedly calling the API endpoint.

Impact

Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Active
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): None
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0
6.90
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 7.4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2023.Q3.1 (including) 2023.Q3.10 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2023.q4.0 (including) 2023.q4.10 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2024.Q1.1 (including) 2024.Q1.6 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*

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