CVE-2025-43734: Liferay Portal · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay Portal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Apply official patches or updates from Liferay as soon as they become available to address CVE-2025-43734.
- In the interim, restrict access to the configuration interfaces of custom sort widgets to trusted administrators only, minimizing the risk of malicious input injection.
- Implement strict input validation and output encoding on the “first display label” field and other user-controllable inputs within the portal configuration to neutralize potentially malicious scripts.
- Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in the portal environment.
- Monitor logs for unusual activity related to widget configuration changes or unexpected script injections.
- Educate users and administrators about the risks of reflected XSS and the importance of cautious interaction with links and portal pages.
- Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules tailored to detect and block reflected XSS payloads targeting Liferay Portal components.
- Review and tighten authentication and session management controls to reduce the risk of account compromise that could facilitate exploitation.
Description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.10, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.16 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code in the “first display label” field in the configuration of a custom sort widget. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed by clay button taglib when refreshing the page.