CVE-2025-43781: Liferay Portal · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 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:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Sep 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay Portal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Beyond generic advice, European organizations should: 1) Immediately audit their Liferay Portal and DXP versions to identify affected instances. 2) Implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-controllable inputs, especially URL parameters in the search bar portlet, using context-appropriate encoding (e.g., HTML entity encoding). 3) Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block typical XSS payload patterns targeting Liferay search URLs. 4) Educate users and administrators about phishing risks and encourage cautious behavior regarding unsolicited links. 5) Monitor web server and application logs for unusual URL patterns or spikes in suspicious requests. 6) Apply any vendor patches or updates as soon as they become available. 7) Consider isolating or disabling the vulnerable search bar portlet temporarily if patching is delayed. 8) Conduct internal penetration testing and code reviews focused on input handling in Liferay components. These targeted steps will reduce the attack surface and improve detection and response capabilities.
Description
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.110 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.8, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL in search bar portlet