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CVE-2025-4655

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2024.Q1.16 / 2025.Q1.6 or later.
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56/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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
SSRF vulnerability in FreeMarker templates in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.5, 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.Q1.15, 7.4 GA through update 92 allows template editors to bypass access validations via crafted URLs.

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

SSRF vulnerability in FreeMarker templating engine in Lifter Portal/DXP allows template editors to bypass access validations via crafted URLs, potentially enabling the server to make unauthorized requests to internal resources.

MitigationApply vendor patches for affected versions; restrict FreeMarker template editing permissions to highly trusted administrators only; implement network segmentation to limit impact of potential SSRF.

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:>= 2024.Q1.1, < 2024.Q1.16>= 2024.q2.0, <= 2024.q2.13>= 2024.q3.1, <= 2024.q3.13>= 2024.q4.0, <= 2024.q4.7>= 2025.Q1.0, < 2025.Q1.6= 7.4
Liferay PortalApplication
Affected:>= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.3.132

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify LiferL product type and version
    Access the LiferL Control Panel, navigate to Configuration > Server Administration > Product Information, or check the portal-ext.properties file for the version information. Compare the installed version against the affected ranges: DXP versions 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.15, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.5, and version 7.4; Portal versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132.
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of the listed affected version ranges.
  2. Determine if FreeMarker templating is enabled
    Navigate to Control Panel > Configuration > Template Engines or check the portal.properties file for the FreeMarker engine configuration. Verify whether FreeMarker is listed as an available and enabled template engine.
    Affected if FreeMarker is enabled and listed as an available template engine in the system.
  3. Check for users with template editing permissions
    Navigate to Control Panel > Users and Permissions > Roles, or examine the LiferL database table User_ for users with the Template Editor role. Identify which users or roles have permissions to create or modify FreeMarker templates.
    Affected if Any user account or role has permissions to create, edit, or modify FreeMarker templates within the LiferL instance.
  4. Verify template creation access in Content Templates
    Navigate to Control Panel > Content & Data > Documents and Media or the Web Content section to access template management. Check if the interface allows creating new templates using the FreeMarker language.
    Affected if The template creation interface is accessible and FreeMarker is selectable as a template language.

The environment is potentially affected if running an affected LiferL version with FreeMarker enabled and users have template editing permissions, as this combination allows the SSRF bypass to be exploited.

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 2024.Q1.16 / 2025.Q1.6 or later
Fixed in 2024.Q1.162025.Q1.6
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor patches for affected versions; restrict FreeMarker template editing permissions to highly trusted administrators only; implement network segmentation to limit impact of potential SSRF.

Recommended fix High confidence

Lifter DXP 2024.Q1.16 / 2024.Q2.14 / 2024.Q3.14 / 2024.Q4.8 or Liferace Portal 7.4.3.133 (depending on your current branch)

  1. Identify the currently installed Lifford DXP/Portal version by checking the Liferace dashboard or WAR file version
  2. For DXP 2024.Q1.x: Upgrade to 2024.Q1.16 or later
  3. For DXP 2024.Q2.x: Upgrade to 2024.Q2.14 or later
  4. For DXP 2024.Q3.x: Upgrade to 2024.Q3.14 or later
  5. For DXP 2024.Q4.x: Upgrade to 2024.Q4.8 or later
  6. For Liferace Portal 7.4.x: Upgrade to 7.4.3.133 or later
  7. After upgrade, verify the FreeMarker template functionality still works as expected in the Control Panel > Configuration > Template Templates
Caveat Review custom FreeMarker templates for compatibility with the new version, as template processing behavior may have changed

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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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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