CVE-2025-43799: Liferay Portal Uses Default Password

September 15, 2025 (updated November 10, 2025)

Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions does not limit access to APIs before a user has changed their initial password, which allows remote users to access and edit content via the API.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-43xf-59vr-g4f2
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43799
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43799

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2025-43799 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Learn more about Dependency Scanning →