# CVE-2025-62256: Liferay Portal and DXP do not properly restrict access to OpenAPI

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-62256-liferay-portal-and-dxp-do-not-properly-restrict-access-to-openapi  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-62256 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2025-10-23

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.

Technologies: [Liferay Digital Experience Platform](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/digital-experience-platform), [Liferay Portal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/portal). Vendors: [Liferay](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/liferay), [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-62256 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-62256 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-62256?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 23 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.26.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-62256?** Yes. com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.26 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-62256?** Check whether you run Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Portal or com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier (Maven): upgrade to 6.0.26 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier to 6.0.26 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- Liferay Portal
- com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.auth.verifier (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.26

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-62256
- GHSA-j82q-c85j-xw4w

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