Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Affecting com.liferay:com.liferay.site.admin.web package, versions [,5.0.97)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-COMLIFERAY-13003375
  • published23 Sept 2025
  • disclosed16 Sept 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-43797  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1188  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.site.admin.web to version 5.0.97 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insecure Default Initialization of Resource due to the default configuration of the site membership process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to view, add, or edit site content by registering as a user and joining sites with the default open membership setting.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1