CVE-2025-43738
published 2025-08-19CVE-2025-43738: 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…
PriorityP426medium5.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
0.21%
11.6th percentile
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
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 2024.Q2.1 – 2024.Q2.13 | — |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | >= 2024.q1.1 < 2024.q1.20 | 2024.q1.20 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 2024.q3.1 – 2024.q3.13 | — |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | 2024.q4.0 – 2024.q4.7 | — |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | >= 2025.Q1.0 < 2025.Q1.16 | 2025.Q1.16 |
| liferay | digital_experience_platform | >= 2025.Q2.0 < 2025.Q2.9 | 2025.Q2.9 |
| liferay | dxp | 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.19 | — |
| liferay | dxp | 2024.Q2.1 – 2024.Q2.13 | — |
| liferay | dxp | 2024.Q3.1 – 2024.Q3.13 | — |
| liferay | dxp | 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7 | — |
| liferay | dxp | 2025.Q1.0 – 2025.Q1.15 | — |
| liferay | dxp | 2025.Q2.0 – 2025.Q2.8 | — |
| liferay | liferay_portal | 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.132 | — |
| liferay | portal | 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.132 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv4.05.1MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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GHSA
Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
ghsa·2025-08-19
CVE-2025-43738 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
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.
OSV
Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
osv·2025-08-19
CVE-2025-43738 [MEDIUM] Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-08-19
Published