Liferay Portal 7.4.3 DOS via oversized profile pic upload
CVE-2025-43736 Published on August 12, 2025
A Denial Of Service via File Upload (DOS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, and 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 more than 300kb profile picture into the user profile. This size more than the noted max 300kb size. This extra amount of data can make Liferay slower.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Affected Versions
Liferay Portal:- Version 7.4.3.0, <= 7.4.3.132 is affected.
- Version 7.4.13, <= 7.4.13-u92 is affected.
- Version 2024.Q1.1, <= 2024.Q1.16 is affected.
- Version 2024Q2.0, <= 2023.Q2.13 is affected.
- Version 2024.Q3.1, <= 2024.Q3.13 is affected.
- Version 2024.Q4.0, <= 2024.Q4.7 is affected.
- Version 2025.Q1.0, <= 2025.Q1.8 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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