CVE-2025-43733
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
- Record
CVE-2025-43733- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-28007
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
- Record
EUVD-2025-28007- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhcr-hgc8-29qr
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
Liferay Portal is fixed on the master branch from commit 2135a88.
- Record
GHSA-vhcr-hgc8-29qr- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
- Record
CVE-2025-43733- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
- Record
CVE-2025-43733- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vhcr-hgc8-29qr
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
Liferay Portal is fixed on the master branch from commit 2135a88.
- Record
GHSA-vhcr-hgc8-29qr- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglibMaven |
before 17.0.0 | 17.0.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglibMaven |
before 17.0.0, plus listed versions 1.0.010.0.010.0.110.0.210.0.3 Show 45 moreShow less10.0.410.0.511.0.011.0.111.0.211.0.311.0.411.0.511.0.611.1.011.1.111.2.011.2.111.2.211.3.012.0.012.0.113.0.013.0.113.0.213.0.313.0.413.1.013.1.113.1.213.1.313.1.413.1.513.1.613.1.713.1.814.0.014.0.114.0.214.1.014.1.114.1.214.2.015.0.015.0.115.0.215.0.316.0.016.1.016.1.1 |
17.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-43733 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) in Liferay Dxp, published August 18, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglib 17.0.0.
References
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43733
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43733
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/2135a88adb8c7f1a6cb4fbd768fef3b08953a50c
liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18218
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