VDB-323388 · CVE-2025-43781 · WID-SEC-2025-2041

Liferay Portal/DXP Search Bar Portlet cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Liferay Portal and DXP. Affected is an unknown function of the component Search Bar Portlet. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43781. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Search Bar Portlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.110 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.8, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL in search bar portlet

The advisory is shared for download at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43781 since 04/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2041). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Liferay Portal
Liferay DXP

Productinfo

Type

Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Vendor

Liferay

Name

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/17/2025 CVE reserved
09/09/2025 +145 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/16/2025 +98 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43781 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323388
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2041 - Liferay Portal: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2025 23:06
Updated: 12/16/2025 17:42
Changes: 09/09/2025 23:06 (65), 09/12/2025 10:35 (7), 12/16/2025 17:42 (11)
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