Liferay Portal and DXP do not properly restrict access to OpenAPI
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.109, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.7, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions does not properly restrict access to OpenAPI in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to access the OpenAPI YAML file via a crafted URL.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier | < 6.0.26 | 6.0.26 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62256
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/1ec03c02f2e0ecfdf4101c1a7ade5353767e62e3
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/27b51dbae35bd6e4b415fb33ecf14b2144b5038f
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/bc6138ce1be22babbd90dc2190f4dbe91c039334
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17884
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-62256
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier- Disclosed
- 23.10.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j82q-c85j-xw4w - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier
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