medium5.1
CVE-2025-43738
Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.expando.web | <= 5.0.59 | none recorded |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Liferay | Liferay Portal | from 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43738
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cwgh-r52j-xh6c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43738
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/acc477143b50de2138854548bc5bad06677e708a
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18290