🛡️ CVE-2025-62254 — digital-experience-platform
Description
Liferay Portal ComboServlet denial of service via large file combination
The ComboServlet in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.2, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.5, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, and older unsupported versions does not limit the number or size of the files it will combine, which allows remote attackers to create very large responses that lead to a denial of service attack via the URL query string.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2025-62254 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.
Affected software
CVE-2025-62254 is recorded against 3 packages.
- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (fixed in 97.0.0)
- digital-experience-platform
- liferay-portal (from 7.4.0 up to 7.4.3.111)
Timeline and source
Published on 24 October 2025 and last revised on 15 November 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
liferay.atlassian.net (Web)
liferay.dev (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl | — | 97.0.0 |
| digital-experience-platform | — | — |
| liferay-portal | 7.4.0 | 7.4.3.111 |
References
Similar Threats
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- High CVE-2025-43813
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