CVE-2025-43823: Liferay Portal · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 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 7 Oct 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay Portal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Organizations should immediately identify and inventory all Liferay Portal and DXP instances running affected versions. Applying vendor-supplied patches as soon as they become available is the most effective mitigation. In the absence of patches, implement strict input validation and output encoding on the Commerce Product Name field to neutralize potentially malicious scripts. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. Regularly audit and monitor web application logs for unusual input patterns or script injection attempts. Educate users about the risks of interacting with suspicious links or content. Additionally, consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules tailored to detect and block XSS payloads targeting Liferay-specific parameters. Finally, conduct penetration testing focused on XSS vectors in the affected widget to verify the effectiveness of mitigations.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Commerce Search Result widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4 before patch 6, 2023.Q3 before patch 9, and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a Commerce Product's Name text field.