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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00049.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Liferay
  • Digital Experience Platform
  • Dxp
  • Liferay Portal
  • Portal

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Vendors Products
Liferay
  • Dxp
  • Portal
References
Link Providers
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43738 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Liferay digital Experience Platform
Liferay liferay Portal
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Liferay digital Experience Platform
Liferay liferay Portal
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Liferay
Liferay dxp
Liferay portal
Vendors & Products Liferay
Liferay dxp
Liferay portal

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Liferay

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-19T19:20:51.841Z

Reserved: 2025-04-17T10:55:20.338Z

Link: CVE-2025-43738

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-19T19:20:48.478Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-08-19T16:15:26.807

Modified: 2025-12-15T20:14:50.177

Link: CVE-2025-43738

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2025-08-21T12:32:02Z