CVE-2025-43761

Liferay Portal Reflected XSS in CKeditor 4.21.0 endpoint

6.9 MediumFix available

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.4, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the frontend-editor-ckeditor-web/ckeditor/samples/old/ajax.html path

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.19%Up 0.1 points since Aug 23, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.9

Record: CVE-2025-43761
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-25625 6.9

Record: EUVD-2025-25625
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm 6.9

Liferay Portal Reflected XSS in CKeditor 4.21.0 endpoint

Record: GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.9

Record: CVE-2025-43761
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

Record: CVE-2025-43761
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm 6.9

Liferay Portal Reflected XSS in CKeditor 4.21.0 endpoint

Record: GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web` Maven	before 5.0.107	5.0.107
`com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.dependencies.web` Maven	before 1.0.25	1.0.25
`liferay-ckeditor` npm	before 4.21.0-liferay.10	4.21.0-liferay.10
`com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web` Maven	before 5.0.107, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.1001.0.101 Show 45 moreShow less 1.0.1021.0.1031.0.1041.0.1051.0.1061.0.1071.0.1081.0.1091.0.111.0.1101.0.1111.0.1121.0.1131.0.121.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.331.0.341.0.351.0.361.0.371.0.381.0.391.0.41.0.40	5.0.107
`com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.dependencies.web` Maven	before 1.0.25, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 20 moreShow less 1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.9	1.0.25

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-2025-43761 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Liferay Dxp, published August 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web 5.0.107.

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