CVE-2025-43741

Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via assetTagNames Parameter

5.1 Medium

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.3, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.14 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScrip in the _com_liferay_users_admin_web_portlet_UsersAdminPortlet_assetTagNames parameter

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Passive

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 5.1

Record: CVE-2025-43741
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-25271 5.1

Record: EUVD-2025-25271
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6p8-g3rj-ghpm 5.1

Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via assetTagNames Parameter

Record: GHSA-j6p8-g3rj-ghpm
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS: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
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.1

Record: CVE-2025-43741
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS: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
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-2025-43741
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-j6p8-g3rj-ghpm 5.1

Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via assetTagNames Parameter

Record: GHSA-j6p8-g3rj-ghpm
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS: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
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132	None known
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132, plus listed versions 7.4.17.4.1-17.4.27.4.2-17.4.3.10 Show 45 moreShow less 7.4.3.1007.4.3.1017.4.3.1027.4.3.1037.4.3.1047.4.3.1057.4.3.1067.4.3.1077.4.3.117.4.3.1127.4.3.112-ga1127.4.3.127.4.3.1207.4.3.120-ga1207.4.3.1257.4.3.125-ga1257.4.3.1297.4.3.137.4.3.1327.4.3.147.4.3.157.4.3.167.4.3.177.4.3.187.4.3.197.4.3.207.4.3.20-ga207.4.3.217.4.3.21-ga217.4.3.227.4.3.237.4.3.247.4.3.257.4.3.267.4.3.277.4.3.287.4.3.297.4.3.307.4.3.317.4.3.327.4.3.337.4.3.347.4.3.357.4.3.367.4.3.37	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-2025-43741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Liferay Dxp, published August 20, 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.

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