High severity · published Sep 25, 2025
CVE-2025-43816
A memory leak in the headless API for StructuredContents in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5,…
7.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A memory leak in the headless API for StructuredContents in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows an attacker to cause server unavailability (denial of service) via repeatedly calling the API endpoint.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DX
DXP · Liferay
7.4.13 through 7.4.13-u92; 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10; 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10; 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5 · source: vendor
PO
Portal · Liferay
7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119 · source: vendor
DE
Digital Experience Platform · Liferay
before 7.4; 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10; 2023.q4.0 through 2023.q4.10; 2024.Q1.1 before 2024.Q1.6; 7.4; 7.4; +34 more · source: NVD
LP
Liferay Portal · Liferay
before 7.4.3.120 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43816
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43816
Vendor Advisory
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43816
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