Liferay Portal exposes ERC which can lead to exploit the time response attack
Enumeration of ERC from object entry in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.1, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, 2023.Q4.0 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allow attackers to determine existent ERC in the application by exploit the time response.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.admin.workflow.impl | >= 5.0.4, < 5.0.83 | 5.0.83 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.impl | >= 5.0.7, < 5.0.127 | 5.0.127 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.api | >= 7.0.1, < 11.0.1 | 11.0.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43786
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/8f9728086bd61661437b0aa8493c83510914a474
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/e34499eab2ce1d544835835afe6733a78b4ab532
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/e4a140d6d92e92911f08fe33051b677742531f19
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18106
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43786
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-203, CWE-208- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.admin.workflow.impl, com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.vulcan.impl, com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.api- Disclosed
- 09.09.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9p7x-8c57-4pqv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.headless.admin.workflow.impl
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