Liferay Portal/DXP Announcement Handler/Alert redirect cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liferay Portal and DXP. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Announcement Handler/Alert Handler. This manipulation of the argument redirect causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43817. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Liferay Portal and DXP (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Announcement Handler/Alert Handler. The manipulation of the argument redirect with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.74 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.6, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 update 74 through update 92 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `redirect` parameter to (1) Announcements, or (2) Alerts.

It is possible to read the advisory at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43817 since 04/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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-2025-2151). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Liferay Portal
  • Liferay DXP

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/17/2025 CVE reserved
09/30/2025 +166 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/12/2025 +73 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43817 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326359
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2151 - Liferay Portal und DXP: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2025 08:38
Updated: 12/12/2025 02:04
Changes: 09/30/2025 08:38 (66), 09/30/2025 12:40 (7), 12/12/2025 02:04 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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