CVE-2025-43801
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Publication date: 2025-09-16
Last updated on: 2025-12-12
Assigner: Liferay Inc.
Description
Description
Unchecked input for loop condition vulnerability in XML-RPC in 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, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attacks via a crafted XML-RPC request.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | to 7.3 (exc) |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | From 2023.Q3.0 (inc) to 2023.Q3.5 (exc) |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.3 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 7.4 |
| liferay | liferay_portal | to 7.4.3.112 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-606 | The product does not properly check inputs that are used for loop conditions, potentially leading to a denial of service or other consequences because of excessive looping. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2025-43801 is a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the XML-RPC component of Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP. It occurs because the software does not properly check input used as a loop condition. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending specially crafted XML-RPC requests that cause excessive looping, which exhausts system resources and disrupts service availability. [1]
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can impact you by allowing remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on your Liferay Portal or DXP system. The attack leads to resource exhaustion due to excessive looping triggered by crafted XML-RPC requests, resulting in service disruption and unavailability. [1]
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update your Liferay Portal or Liferay DXP installations to a fixed version. The fixed versions are Liferay Portal 7.4.3.112, Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1, Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.3 U36. Applying these updates will address the unchecked input vulnerability in the XML-RPC component and prevent denial-of-service attacks. [1]
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