CVE-2025-43796
Liferay Portal: Missing Rate Limiting in GraphQL Endpoint Enables Resource Exhaustion Attack
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.0 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 35 does not limit the number of objects returned from a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing queries that return a large number of objects.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.0 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 35 does not limit the number of objects returned from a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing queries that return a large number of objects.
- Record
CVE-2025-43796- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-29072
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.0 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 35 does not limit the number of objects returned from a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing queries that return a large number of objects.
- Record
EUVD-2025-29072- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f3hf-r62c-mfrj
Liferay Portal: Missing Rate Limiting in GraphQL Endpoint Enables Resource Exhaustion Attack
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.0 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 35 does not limit the number of objects returned from a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing queries that return a large number of objects.
- Record
GHSA-f3hf-r62c-mfrj- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.0 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 35 does not limit the number of objects returned from a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing queries that return a large number of objects.
- Record
CVE-2025-43796- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.0 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 35 does not limit the number of objects returned from a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing queries that return a large number of objects.
- Record
CVE-2025-43796- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f3hf-r62c-mfrj
Liferay Portal: Missing Rate Limiting in GraphQL Endpoint Enables Resource Exhaustion Attack
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.0 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA though update 35 does not limit the number of objects returned from a GraphQL queries, which allows remote attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the application by executing queries that return a large number of objects.
- Record
GHSA-f3hf-r62c-mfrj- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.apiMaven | 8.0.2 up to 40.2.0 | 40.2.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.implMaven | 5.0.7 up to 5.0.105 | 5.0.105 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.apiMaven | 8.0.2 up to 40.2.0, plus listed versions 10.0.010.0.111.0.011.0.111.0.2 Show 45 moreShow less12.0.013.0.013.0.114.0.015.0.015.1.015.1.116.0.017.0.018.0.019.0.020.0.021.0.022.0.022.0.122.0.222.0.322.0.422.0.523.0.023.0.123.0.223.0.323.0.423.0.523.1.023.1.123.1.224.0.024.0.124.1.024.1.124.1.224.1.324.1.424.1.524.2.024.2.124.2.225.0.025.1.025.2.026.0.026.1.027.0.0 | 40.2.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.implMaven | 5.0.7 up to 5.0.105, plus listed versions 5.0.105.0.1005.0.1015.0.1025.0.103 Show 45 moreShow less5.0.1045.0.115.0.125.0.135.0.145.0.155.0.165.0.175.0.185.0.195.0.205.0.215.0.225.0.235.0.245.0.255.0.265.0.275.0.285.0.295.0.305.0.315.0.325.0.335.0.345.0.355.0.365.0.375.0.385.0.395.0.405.0.415.0.425.0.435.0.445.0.455.0.465.0.475.0.485.0.495.0.505.0.515.0.525.0.535.0.54 | 5.0.105 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-43796 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Liferay Dxp, published September 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.api 40.2.0.
References
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43796
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43796
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/2e4adf041e31f3474a14c29b7c135693f6529400
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