CVE-2025-43781

Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through its search bar portlet

5.3 MediumFix available

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.110 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.8, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL in search bar portlet

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.23%Up 0.1 points since Sep 10, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used5.3

Record: CVE-2025-43781
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/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-2025-274315.3

Record: EUVD-2025-27431
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5fw-8xgx-q6c95.3

Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through its search bar portlet

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.110 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.8, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL in search bar portlet

Record: GHSA-x5fw-8xgx-q6c9
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/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

NVD5.3

Record: CVE-2025-43781
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/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: 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

OSV6.1

Record: CVE-2025-43781
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-x5fw-8xgx-q6c95.3

Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through its search bar portlet

Record: GHSA-x5fw-8xgx-q6c9
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/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

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web` Maven	6.0.125 up to 6.0.143	6.0.143
`com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web` Maven	6.0.125 up to 6.0.143, plus listed versions 6.0.1266.0.1276.0.1286.0.1296.0.130 Show 12 moreShow less 6.0.1316.0.1326.0.1336.0.1346.0.1356.0.1366.0.1376.0.1386.0.1396.0.1406.0.1416.0.142	6.0.143

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-2025-43781 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Liferay Dxp, published September 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web 6.0.143.