Liferay is Vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote authenticated users in one virtual instance to assign an organization to a user in a different virtual instance via the _com_liferay_users_admin_web_portlet_UsersAdminPortlet_addUserIds parameter.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl | < 99.0.0 | 99.0.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62252
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/8c3fc088f82ffc981a21935e8b6dcf8f36e27152
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/e7b6074a320a8872ffe9423c3d1a64dada4f3238
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17941
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-62252
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-639- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl- Disclosed
- 13.10.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-pfwq-mr9g-gq6m - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl
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
- 18
- First → latest
- 04.2022 11.2025
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 15
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 12
- 2026: 0
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