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Digital Experience PlatformApplication · Liferay

CVE-2025-43808

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.4.3.113 / 2023.Q4.9 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Commerce component in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.4.3.112, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.8, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 service pack 3 through update 35 saves virtual products uploaded to Documents and Media with guest view permission, which allows remote attackers to access and download virtual products for free via a crafted URL.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Commerce component in Liferay Portal and DXP improperly saves virtual products uploaded to Documents and Media with guest (unauthenticated) view permissions. This allows remote attackers to directly access and download virtual product files without payment by crafting URLs to the Documents and Media repository.

MitigationApply the vendor patches (Liferay Portal 7.4.3.113+, DXP 2023.Q4.9+, 2023.Q3.11+, update 93+, or SP3 update 36+) or manually restrict guest/Everyone permissions on Documents and Media folders containing virtual commerce products.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Digital Experience PlatformApplication
Affected:>= 2023.Q3.1, <= 2023.Q3.10>= 2023.Q4.0, < 2023.Q4.9= 7.3= 7.4
Liferay PortalApplication
Affected:>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3.113

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Check Liferay Portal/DXP version
    Navigate to Control Panel > Configuration > Server Administration > Product Information, or check the osgi/state or portal-impl.jar build number
    Affected if Version is 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.112, or 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, or 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.8, or 7.3.x, or 7.4.x (outside 7.4.3.113+)
  2. Verify Commerce module is enabled
    Go to Control Panel > Apps > Apps Manager and check if Commerce is installed and active, or check for Commerce-related OSGi bundles
    Affected if Commerce module is installed and active
  3. Identify Documents and Media folders with virtual products
    Navigate to Content > Documents and Media, locate any virtual product files (typically associated with Commerce products), and note their folder locations
    Affected if Virtual product files exist in Documents and Media library
  4. Inspect guest/Everyone permissions on Documents and Media folders
    For each folder containing virtual products, go to folder permissions and check if 'Guest' or 'Everyone' role has 'View' or 'View Permissions' access granted
    Affected if Guest (unauthenticated) or Everyone role has View permission on folders containing virtual commerce products
  5. Test unauthenticated access to virtual product URLs
    Use an incognito browser window to attempt accessing known virtual product file URLs from Documents and Media (format: /documents/[site-id]/[folder-id]/[file-name])
    Affected if Files download successfully without authentication or payment

User is affected if running a vulnerable Liferay version with Commerce enabled AND Documents and Media folders containing virtual products have guest/Everyone view permissions configured

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.4.3.113 / 2023.Q4.9 or later
Fixed in 7.4.3.1132023.Q4.9
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patches (Liferay Portal 7.4.3.113+, DXP 2023.Q4.9+, 2023.Q3.11+, update 93+, or SP3 update 36+) or manually restrict guest/Everyone permissions on Documents and Media folders containing virtual commerce products.

Recommended fix High confidence

Lificar Portal 7.4.3.113+; DXP 2023.Q4.9+; DXP 2023.Q3.11+ (or subsequent patch); DXP 7.3 update 36+; DXP 7.4 update 93+

  1. 1. Identify the current Lificar Portal or DXP version by checking the Control Panel > Configuration > Server Administration > Build information
  2. 2. For Lificar Portal 7.4.x: Upgrade to version 7.4.3.113 or later
  3. 3. For DXP 2023.Q4.x: Upgrade to version 2023.Q4.9 or later
  4. 4. For DXP 2023.Q3.x: Upgrade to a version beyond 2023.Q3.10 (contact Lificar for specific patch)
  5. 5. For DXP 7.3: Apply service pack update 36 or later (contact Lificar for specific patch)
  6. 6. For DXP 7.4 GA: Apply update 93 or later
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify that virtual products in Documents and Media no longer have guest view permissions by default
  8. 8. Test that virtual products require proper authentication and authorization before download
Caveat Standard upgrade considerations apply - review Lificar's upgrade guide for your version path, particularly regarding database compatibility and custom plugin compatibility

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Digital Experience Platform Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
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