CVE-2025-43797 Insecure default site membership type

Description

In Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP, the default membership type of a newly created site is “Open” which allows any registered users to become a member of the site. A remote attacker with site membership can potentially view, add or edit content on the site.

Severity

5.3 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)

Affected Version(s)

  • Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4
  • Liferay DXP 7.4 U20 thorugh U92
  • Liferay DXP 7.3 GA thorugh U35, and older unsupported versions

Fixed Version(s)

  • Liferay Portal 7.4.3.112
  • Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.1
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.5
  • Liferay DXP 7.3 U36

Publication date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:25:00 +0000

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