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Liferay DXP CVE-2025-62242

MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2025-10-13 security@liferay.com
5.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: liferay
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege account
  2. Exploit
    Tamper addressId parameter in portlet request
  3. Impact
    Retrieve another account's address data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid authenticated Liferay account (CVSS PR:L) with access to the Account Entries Admin portlet (_com_liferay_account_admin_web_internal_portlet_AccountEntriesAdminPortlet); the attacker then supplies another account's identifier in the addressId parameter. No user interaction is needed (UI:N). Limiting factors: exploitation is gated behind authentication, so risk rises sharply where self-registration is enabled or many tenants/accounts share the instance, and falls where accounts are tightly controlled. Impact is limited to reading address data of other accounts (confidentiality only); no data modification or service disruption is possible. Affected deployments are Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4-7.4.3.111 and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0-2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1-2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 GA through update 92.

Impact

This is a genuine but low-to-medium priority issue, not a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) and the CWE-639 IDOR classification agree with the description: a remote, already-authenticated user with a low-privilege account can read address data belonging to a different account by tampering with the addressId parameter. All signals point the same direction and are internally consistent - impact is confined to confidentiality (VC:L, with VI:N/VA:N), matching the 5.3 Medium base score. EPSS is low at 0.30% (21st percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The principal caveat is that exploitation requires a valid authenticated account (PR:L), which substantially limits the attacker population to insiders or anyone able to self-register where registration is open. Nothing in the data conflicts, but note the sole reference URL points to advisory content for CVE-2025-62245 rather than this CVE (-62242), so the linked advisory should be verified against the correct identifier. Net: prioritize patching on multi-tenant or self-registration Liferay deployments where account address data is sensitive, but this does not warrant out-of-band emergency response.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privilege authenticated user (or anyone who can self-register on an open Liferay portal) logs in and issues a request to the Account Entries Admin portlet, substituting a different account's identifier in the _com_liferay_account_admin_web_internal_portlet_AccountEntriesAdminPortlet_addressId parameter. Because the application fails to verify that the referenced address belongs to the requester's account, it returns another account's address details. No public exploit code is identified; the attack requires only a crafted authenticated HTTP request with no special tooling or user interaction.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 18, 2026

Authenticated Liferay users can exploit an insecure direct object reference in the Account Entries Admin portlet to read address records belonging to other accounts by manipulating the addressId parameter. The issue affects Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.111 and multiple Liferay DXP 7.4 GA, 2023.Q3, and 2023.Q4 releases; impact is confidentiality-only, with no data modification or service disruption reported. EPSS is low at 0.30% (21st percentile), and no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Consult Liferay's known-vulnerabilities advisory at https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-62245 to identify and apply the fixed Portal/DXP release; no exact fixed version is specified in the provided data, so confirm the patched update level before upgrading. Until patched, restrict access to the Account Entries Admin portlet to trusted administrative roles, which may disrupt legitimate account administration; disable self-registration or require manual approval to limit attacker-controlled accounts, which affects onboarding; and enforce least privilege so ordinary users cannot reach account-admin functionality. Monitor access logs for anomalous addressId values or cross-account address reads, accepting additional logging and storage overhead. Also verify the advisory entry because the provided URL is labeled CVE-2025-62245 while this record is CVE-2025-62242.

Affected Packages

maven com.liferay:com.liferay.change.tracking.web fix: 2.0.120

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in maven

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) is the root cause: the Java-based Liferay Digital Experience Platform exposes the Account Entries Admin portlet (_com_liferay_account_admin_web_internal_portlet_AccountEntriesAdminPortlet) with an addressId parameter, but the application does not verify that the requested address belongs to the authenticated user's account. This is a horizontal IDOR/authorization bypass rather than an authentication bypass, despite the source tagging it as such; the assessed CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, meaning a valid low-privileged account is required and only confidentiality is affected. CPE enumeration points to liferay:digital_experience_platform 7.4 and 2023.q3.1 through 2023.q3.9; the assessed range is 2023.Q3.1-2023.Q3.8, so the Q3.9 CPE entry should be checked against the vendor advisory for confirmation. Exploitation is gated behind authentication and access to the portlet, so risk rises where self-registration is enabled or many tenants share an instance, and falls where accounts are tightly controlled.

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Severity by source

Vendor (liferay) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Remote authenticated request abusing an IDOR (PR:L, AC:L, AV:N) that only discloses another account's address data, so C:L with I:N/A:N and unchanged scope.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (liferay).

CVSS VectorVendor: liferay

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability with account addresses in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.111, 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 users to from one account to view addresses from a different account via the _com_liferay_account_admin_web_internal_portlet_AccountEntriesAdminPortlet_addressId parameter.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise portal/DXP platform, common but not ubiquitous deployment
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

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