CVE-2025-43811: Liferay Portal · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 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:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 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
European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Immediately audit and restrict user permissions to limit who can edit asset author fields, reducing the attack surface. 2) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules targeting common XSS payloads to detect and block malicious inputs. 3) Apply strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data, especially in the asset selector component, to prevent script injection. 4) Monitor logs and user activity for unusual patterns indicative of XSS attempts or exploitation. 5) Educate users and administrators about the risks of XSS and safe handling of portal content. 6) Engage with Liferay for official patches or updates and plan timely deployment once available. 7) Consider temporary disabling or restricting the related asset selector feature if feasible until a fix is applied. 8) Conduct penetration testing focused on XSS vectors within the portal environment to identify residual risks. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific vulnerable component and operational context.
Description
Multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the related asset selector in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.50 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.4, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.7, and 7.4 update 50 through update 92 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into an asset author’s (1) First Name, (2) Middle Name, or (3) Last Name text field.