CVE-2025-43817: Liferay Portal · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 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: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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay Portal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Organizations should immediately review and update Liferay Portal and DXP installations to the latest versions once patches become available. In the interim, implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'redirect' parameter at the application level to neutralize malicious scripts. Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious payloads targeting the vulnerable parameters. Conduct user awareness training to recognize and avoid phishing attempts involving suspicious URLs. Monitor web server logs for unusual requests containing script tags or encoded payloads in the 'redirect' parameter. Disable or restrict the use of the vulnerable Announcements and Alerts components if feasible until patched. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. Regularly audit and update security controls surrounding Liferay deployments, including authentication and session management mechanisms, to reduce the impact of potential XSS exploitation.
Description
Multiple reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.74 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.6, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 update 74 through update 92 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `redirect` parameter to (1) Announcements, or (2) Alerts.