CVE-2025-43777: Liferay Portal exposes 500 status when attempting login with a deleted client secret

September 9, 2025 (updated September 10, 2025)

Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.9, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.16, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 exposes “Internal Server Error” in the response body when a login attempt is made with a deleted Client Secret.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vwq-j6gq-w9xh
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/e4ae0e49dd90485f2f2d8d07ab972da5aba7fa45
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43777
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43777

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