Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Denial of Service in Kaleo Forms Admin
Kaleo Forms Admin in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA, 7.3 GA through update 27, and older unsupported versions does not restrict the saving of request parameters in the portlet session, which allows remote attackers to consume system memory leading to denial-of-service (DoS) conditions via crafted HTTP request.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web | < 5.0.29 | 5.0.29 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43772
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/566ba7b48d6e8c62e5da71c34bb56b87183bf503
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/5d62db9d01005fc148297dad37f84660cd8b4a2b
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17456
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43772
- CVSS vector
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)
CWE-400- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web- Disclosed
- 04.09.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j4fw-4mhr-hc45 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 09.2025 09.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 0
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