CVE-2025-43740

Liferay Portal has Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Message Boards Feature

4.6 Medium

A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120 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.Q1.9 through 2024.Q1.19 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the message boards feature available via the web interface.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Active

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Up 0.1 points since Aug 20, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2025-43740
CVSS 4.0: 4.6 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-25174 4.6

Record: EUVD-2025-25174
CVSS 4.0: 4.6 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22jp-w3cg-gvmm 4.6

Liferay Portal has Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Message Boards Feature

Liferay Portal is fixed on the master branch from commit c1b7c6b.

Record: GHSA-22jp-w3cg-gvmm
CVSS 4.0: 4.6 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.6

Record: CVE-2025-43740
CVSS 4.0: 4.6 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/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 MediumCVSS: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 5.4

Record: CVE-2025-43740
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-22jp-w3cg-gvmm 4.6

Liferay Portal has Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Message Boards Feature

Liferay Portal is fixed on the master branch from commit c1b7c6b.

Record: GHSA-22jp-w3cg-gvmm
CVSS 4.0: 4.6 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.4.3.120-ga120 to 7.4.3.132-ga23	None known
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.4.3.120-ga120 to 7.4.3.132-ga23, plus listed versions 7.4.3.1257.4.3.125-ga1257.4.3.1297.4.3.132	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-43740 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Liferay Dxp, published August 19, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.