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CVE-2025-4599: Liferay Portal · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.0 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.0Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
Liferay PortalAffected
  • =7.4.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Immediately audit and restrict access to the fragment preview functionality to trusted users only, minimizing exposure to untrusted or anonymous users. 2) Apply strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts within the portal context. 3) Monitor and filter incoming URLs to the fragment portlet for suspicious or malformed parameters that could carry injected scripts. 4) Educate users, especially content managers and developers, about the risks of clicking on untrusted links related to the portal. 5) Regularly update Liferay Portal and DXP to the latest versions once patches addressing CVE-2025-4599 are released. 6) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block exploitation attempts targeting the fragment preview URLs. 7) Conduct internal penetration testing focusing on the fragment preview feature to identify any additional weaknesses. These measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, input validation, user awareness, and proactive monitoring tailored to this specific vulnerability.

Description

The fragment preview functionality in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.61 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.1 through 2024.Q4.5, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.13 and 7.4 update 61 through update 92 was found to be vulnerable to postMessage-based XSS because it allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the fragment portlet URL.

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