CVE-2025-43804
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Search widget of Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP. The vulnerability affects Liferay Portal versions 7.4.3.93 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP versions 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 16, 2025 (Liferay Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the comliferayportalsearchwebportletSearchPortletuserId parameter. It has been assigned a CVSS v4.0 score of 5.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD Database).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to cross-site scripting attacks, potentially allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that could compromise user sessions, steal sensitive information, or perform actions on behalf of legitimate users (Liferay Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Fixed versions have been released to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to Liferay Portal version 7.4.3.112 or Liferay DXP versions 2024.Q1.1, 2023.Q4.0, or 2023.Q3.5 (Liferay Advisory).

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