Liferay Portal/DXP Profile Widget Content-Disposition cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Profile Widget. Performing a manipulation of the argument Content-Disposition results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-43824. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Liferay Portal and DXP (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Profile Widget. The manipulation of the argument Content-Disposition 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Profile widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions uses a user’s name in the “Content-Disposition” header, which allows remote authenticated users to change the file extension when a vCard file is downloaded.

The advisory is shared at liferay.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43824 since 04/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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 databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-32592) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2214). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Liferay Portal
  • Liferay DXP

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/17/2025 CVE reserved
10/07/2025 +173 days Advisory disclosed
10/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/16/2025 +69 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: liferay.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43824 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327321
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2214 - Liferay Portal: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Daten

Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2025 04:57
Updated: 12/16/2025 00:29
Changes: 10/07/2025 04:57 (66), 10/07/2025 07:07 (1), 10/07/2025 19:53 (7), 12/16/2025 00:29 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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