CVE-2025-62245
📋 TL;DR
A CSRF vulnerability in Liferay Portal and DXP allows attackers to add or edit publication comments without user consent. This affects Liferay Portal 7.4.1-7.4.3.112 and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0-2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1-2023.Q3.10, and 7.4 GA-update 92. Attackers can manipulate content by tricking authenticated users into clicking malicious links.
💻 Affected Systems
- Liferay Portal
- Liferay DXP
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could inject malicious content into publication comments, potentially leading to further attacks like phishing, defacement, or spreading malware through trusted channels.
Likely Case
Unauthorized modification of publication comments, causing content integrity issues, misinformation, or minor disruption to portal operations.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections or patching, the vulnerability is neutralized, preventing unauthorized comment actions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated user into performing actions via CSRF, which is moderately complex but feasible with social engineering.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Apply patches as per Liferay security advisory; specific versions not detailed in CVE but refer to vendor updates.
Vendor Advisory: https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-62245
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Review the Liferay security advisory for patch details. 2. Apply the recommended patches or updates to affected versions. 3. Verify the fix by testing CSRF protections on publication comment features.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allManually add CSRF tokens to forms and requests for publication comment features to prevent unauthorized submissions.
Use SameSite Cookies
allConfigure cookies with SameSite=Strict or Lax to reduce CSRF risk by restricting cross-site requests.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to publication comment features to trusted users only via role-based controls.
- Monitor logs for unusual comment activity and implement web application firewalls (WAF) to block CSRF attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if your Liferay version falls within the affected ranges and test for CSRF vulnerabilities in publication comment forms using tools like OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite.Check Version:
Check Liferay version via portal properties or admin console; command varies by deployment (e.g., view server logs or use Liferay UI).Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, retest CSRF vulnerabilities on publication comment features to ensure tokens are enforced and requests are validated.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual spikes in comment additions or edits from unexpected IPs or user agents.
- Failed CSRF token validation logs in application or server logs.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to comment endpoints without referrer headers or from external domains.
- Patterns of POST requests lacking CSRF tokens in headers.
SIEM Query:
Example: source="liferay_logs" AND (event_type="comment_edit" OR event_type="comment_add") AND csrf_token="null"