Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU111166

Path traversal in Liferay DXP and Liferay Enterprise Portal - CVE-2025-3594

Published: June 17, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111166

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3594

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the "_com_liferay_server_admin_web_portlet_ServerAdminPortlet_jarName" parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and add arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Affected software

Liferay DXP
Liferay Enterprise Portal

How to mitigate CVE-2025-3594

Install updates from vendor's website.

Liferay DXP - update to 7.3 update 35
Liferay Enterprise Portal - update to 7.4.3.5 ga5

External References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-3594

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