CVE-2025-43812: 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 12% 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:L/SI:L/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
Organizations should monitor Liferay's official channels for patches addressing CVE-2025-43812 and apply them promptly upon release. In the interim, restrict the ability to create or modify web content structures to trusted administrators only, minimizing the number of users who can inject malicious payloads. Implement strict input validation and output encoding on the Name text field to prevent script injection, potentially using web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules targeting suspicious payloads. Conduct regular security training to raise awareness about the risks of XSS and the importance of cautious content management. Review user roles and permissions to enforce the principle of least privilege, ensuring that only necessary users have content editing rights. Additionally, enable Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the impact of any injected scripts by restricting the sources from which scripts can be loaded. Finally, perform regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on web content management features to detect similar vulnerabilities proactively.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in web content template in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.4 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.4, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a web content structure's Name text field