CVE-2025-43824: 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, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% 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:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay Portal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Organizations should immediately inventory their Liferay Portal and DXP deployments to identify affected versions. Until official patches are released, apply the following mitigations: (1) Restrict access to the Profile widget and vCard download functionality to trusted users only, minimizing exposure. (2) Implement strict input validation and output encoding on user-supplied data in HTTP headers at the web application firewall (WAF) or reverse proxy level to block malicious payloads. (3) Educate users about the risks of interacting with unexpected vCard downloads and encourage cautious behavior. (4) Monitor logs for unusual activity related to vCard downloads or Content-Disposition header manipulations. (5) Plan and test upgrades to the latest Liferay versions once patches are available. (6) Consider disabling or customizing the Profile widget if feasible to eliminate the vulnerable code path. (7) Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce the impact of potential XSS attacks. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice and address the specific attack vector and environment.
Description
The Profile widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions uses a user’s name in the “Content-Disposition” header, which allows remote authenticated users to change the file extension when a vCard file is downloaded.