IDOR in Liferay Portal 7.4.* Publications allows comment view/edit
CVE-2025-62243 Published on October 13, 2025
Insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Publications in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.112, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote authenticated attackers to view publication comments via the _com_liferay_change_tracking_web_portlet_PublicationsPortlet_value parameter. Publications comments in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.112, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 GA through update 92 does not properly check user permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to edit publication comments via crafted URLs.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-62243 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-62243
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Affected Versions
Liferay Portal:- Version 7.4.1, <= 7.4.3.112 is affected.
- Version 7.4.13, <= 7.4.13-u92 is affected.
- Version 2023.Q3.1, <= 2023.Q3.8 is affected.
- Version 2023.Q4.0, <= 2023.Q4.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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