VDB-324252 · CVE-2025-43791 · WID-SEC-2025-2064

Liferay Portal/DXP cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Liferay Portal and DXP. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-43791. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block. 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 36 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a "Rich Text" type field to (1) a web content structure, (2) a Documents and Media Document Type , or (3) custom assets that uses the Data Engine's module Rich Text field.

The advisory is shared for download at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43791 since 04/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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-2025-2064). 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 Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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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
09/16/2025 +152 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/17/2025 +91 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43791 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324252
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2064 - Liferay Portal und DXP: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 07:48
Updated: 12/17/2025 00:59
Changes: 09/16/2025 07:48 (64), 09/16/2025 16:36 (7), 12/17/2025 00:59 (11)
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