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CVE-2025-43738
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-08-19 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
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.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital Experience Platform: from 2024.q1.1 before 2024.q1.20; from 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13; from 2024.q3.1 through 2024.q3.13; from 2024.q4.0 through 2024.q4.7; from 2025.Q1.0 before 2025.Q1.16; from 2025.Q2.0 before 2025.Q2.9 — fixed in 2024.q1.20, 2025.Q1.16, 2025.Q2.9
- Liferay Portal: from 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Digital Experience Platform 2024.q1.20, 2025.Q1.16, 2025.Q2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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