CVE-2025-43820: 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, 07:57 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay Portal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
European organizations should immediately assess their Liferay Portal and DXP versions to identify affected instances. Although no official patches are linked yet, organizations should implement strict input validation and output encoding on the Calendar widget's user name fields to neutralize malicious scripts. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution sources and reduce XSS impact. Disable or restrict the Calendar invitation feature if not critical, or limit invitations to trusted users only. Conduct user awareness training to recognize suspicious calendar invitations and avoid interacting with untrusted event content. Monitor web application logs for unusual input patterns or repeated injection attempts. Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block XSS payloads targeting these fields. Maintain up-to-date backups and incident response plans to quickly address any compromise stemming from exploitation.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Calendar widget when inviting users to a event in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.35 through 7.4.3.110, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.4, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.6, 7.4 update 35 through update 92, and 7.3 update 25 through update 35 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a user’s (1) First Name, (2) Middle text, or (3) Last Name text fields.