CVE-2025-43764 json
Liferay Portal ReDoS with Role Name search in KaleoDesignerPortlet
published 2025-08-23 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-23w4-rpc6-wpcc , EUVD-2025-25629
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Self-ReDoS (Regular expression Denial of Service) exists with Role Name search field of Kaleo Designer portlet JavaScript in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.1, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.20 and 7.4 GA through update 92, which allows authenticated users with permissions to update Kaleo Workflows to enter a malicious Regex pattern causing their browser to hang for a very long time.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.designer.web 5.0.145
- liferay digital_experience_platform 2024.Q4.2
- liferay liferay_portal 7.4.3.132
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.designer.web | <5.0.145 |
5.0.145 |
Affected products
- Liferay Portal
- Liferay DXP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
References
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/12a076172494707748325836b3d5236507be0490
web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43764
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43764
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
web
-
liferay.atlassian.net
/browse/LPE-18148
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-43764
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-23w4-rpc6-wpcc
- NVD CVE-2025-43764
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