CVE-2025-43738
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_expando_web_portlet_ExpandoPortlet_displayType parameter.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.2–5.4
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affected products (30)
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advisories (2)
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- 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-cwgh-r52j-xh6cLiferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter2025-08-19ghsa · osvUS
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_expando_web_portlet_ExpandoPortlet_displayType parameter. Liferay Portal is fixed on the master branch from commit acc4771.
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references (6)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-43738cnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43738cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43738cnnvd
- https://www.liferay.com/downloads-communityPatchcnnvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43738enisa_euvd
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43738Vendor Advisorynvd
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