CVE-2025-43769: Liferay Portal · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.6 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 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
European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Immediately review and restrict access to the components tab and other input fields susceptible to injection, applying strict input validation and output encoding where possible. 2) Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts within the portal environment. 3) Conduct thorough code audits and penetration testing focused on XSS vectors in the affected Liferay versions. 4) Monitor logs for unusual activity related to the components tab and user inputs that could indicate attempted exploitation. 5) Educate users about the risks of clicking unknown links or interacting with suspicious content within the portal. 6) Plan and prioritize upgrading to patched versions once available from Liferay, or apply vendor-recommended workarounds. 7) Use web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block common XSS payloads targeting Liferay portals. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific attack vector and environment characteristics.
Description
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.8, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via components tab.