CVE-2025-43797: Liferay Portal 7.1-7.4.3 Default Open Membership Remote Access
CVE-2025-43797 Published on September 15, 2025
In Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions, the default membership type of a newly created site is Open which allows any registered users to become a member of the site. A remote attacker with site membership can potentially view, add or edit content on the site.
Weakness Type
Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
The software initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-43797
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Affected Versions
Liferay Portal:- Version 7.1.0, <= 7.4.3.111 is affected.
- Version 7.3.10, <= 7.3.10-u35 is affected.
- Version 7.4.13, <= 7.4.13-u92 is affected.
- Version 2023.Q3.1, <= 2023.Q3.4 is affected.
- Version 2023.Q4.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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