Liferay Portal Unauthenticated File Access via URL

Description

Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.1, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.14 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows unauthenticated users (guests) to access via URL files uploaded in the form and stored in document_library.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Published (advisory)
2025-08-20 15:31:41 UTC
Updated
2025-12-20 02:44:54 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-08-20 20:46:58 UTC
NVD published
2025-08-20

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.07% 21.90%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
5.3 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:P)
A user has to participate (for example click/open/approve).
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:L)
Limited confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N)
No integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N)
No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:L)
Limited confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N)
No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom >= 7.4.0-ga1, <= 7.4.3.132-ga132

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence