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CVE-2025-62263: Liferay Portal · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Liferay PortalSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 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
Mavencom.liferay/portalpkg:maven/com.liferay/portalOther threatsAffected
  • =7.3.7
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately assess their Liferay Portal and DXP deployments to identify affected versions. Applying vendor patches or updates as soon as they become available is critical. In the absence of patches, organizations should implement strict input validation and output encoding on the affected fields ('Title' and 'Name') to prevent script injection. Employing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can help mitigate the impact of injected scripts by restricting script execution sources. Additionally, user awareness training to recognize suspicious content and cautious handling of links or inputs related to Liferay portals can reduce successful exploitation. Monitoring web application logs for unusual input patterns or errors related to these fields can aid in early detection. Restricting access to sensitive Liferay pages and enforcing least privilege principles for users interacting with account roles and organizations can further reduce risk. Finally, integrating web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules targeting known XSS payloads may provide an additional protective layer.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.3.7 through 7.4.3.103, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 service pack 3 through update 36 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into an Account Role’s “Title” text field to (1) view account role page, or (2) select account role page. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal 7.3.7 through 7.4.3.103, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 service pack 3 through update 36 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into an Organization’s “Name” text field to (1) view account page, (2) view account organization page, or (3) select account organization page.

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