CVE-2025-43770: Liferay Portal · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% 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 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
To mitigate CVE-2025-43770, European organizations should: 1) Immediately identify all instances of Liferay Portal and DXP in their environment and verify the versions against the affected list. 2) Monitor official Liferay security advisories for patches or updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once available. 3) Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious requests containing null byte (%00) injections in the 'referer' and 'FORWARD_URL' parameters. 4) Conduct thorough input validation and output encoding on all user-controllable parameters, especially those reflected in web pages, to prevent script injection. 5) Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. 6) Educate users and administrators about the risks of XSS and encourage vigilance against suspicious links or redirects. 7) Regularly audit and test web applications for XSS vulnerabilities using automated scanners and manual penetration testing. These steps, combined, will reduce the attack surface and limit the potential impact of this vulnerability.
Description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.3, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the referer or FORWARD_URL using %00 in those parameters.