CVE-2025-43756: Liferay Portal · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 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:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay Portal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
European organizations should prioritize the following mitigation steps: 1) Immediate assessment of Liferay Portal and DXP versions in use to identify affected instances. 2) Monitor Liferay's official security advisories for patches or updates addressing CVE-2025-43756 and apply them promptly once available. 3) Implement web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious payloads targeting the 'snippet' parameter, reducing attack surface until patches are deployed. 4) Conduct thorough input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied parameters, especially those reflected in responses, to prevent script injection. 5) Educate users about the risks of clicking on unsolicited links, as reflected XSS often relies on social engineering. 6) Review and tighten Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict execution of inline scripts and reduce impact of XSS attacks. 7) Perform regular security testing, including automated scanning and manual penetration testing focused on XSS vulnerabilities. 8) Log and monitor web application traffic for anomalous patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts. These targeted measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific vulnerable parameter and leveraging layered defenses to mitigate risk until official patches are applied.
Description
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.2 and 2024.Q1.13 through 2024.Q1.19 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via snippet parameter.