CVE-2025-43737
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8 and 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_backURL parameter.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.2–5.4
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- liferay digital experience platform2025.Q1.0 → 2025.Q1.16nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- liferay digital experience platform2025.Q2.0 → 2025.Q2.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1865Liferay Portal und DXP: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-08-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Liferay Portal und Liferay DXP ausnutzen, um Cross-Site-Scripting- und Phishing-Angriffe zu starten und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via backURL Paramter2025-08-19ghsa · osvUS
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8 and 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_backURL parameter.
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-43737cnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43737cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43737cnnvd
- https://www.liferay.com/downloads-communityPatchcnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43737enisa_euvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43737Vendor Advisorynvd
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