CVE-2025-43783

Liferay Portal is vulnerable to Reflected XSS attack through get_editor path

5.1 MediumFix available

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.73 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.1, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, 7.4 update 73 through update 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the /c/portal/comment/discussion/get_editor path.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Up 0.1 points since Sep 11, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used5.1

Record: CVE-2025-43783
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-276115.1

Record: EUVD-2025-27611
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhgr-j9cj-8j625.1

Liferay Portal is vulnerable to Reflected XSS attack through get_editor path

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.73 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.1, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, 7.4 update 73 through update 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the /c/portal/comment/discussion/get_editor path.

Record: GHSA-jhgr-j9cj-8j62
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD5.1

Record: CVE-2025-43783
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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-2025-43783
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-jhgr-j9cj-8j625.1

Liferay Portal is vulnerable to Reflected XSS attack through get_editor path

Record: GHSA-jhgr-j9cj-8j62
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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	5.0.76 up to 5.0.102	5.0.102
`com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web` Maven	5.0.76 up to 5.0.102, plus listed versions 5.0.1005.0.1015.0.775.0.785.0.79 Show 20 moreShow less 5.0.805.0.815.0.825.0.835.0.845.0.855.0.865.0.875.0.885.0.895.0.905.0.915.0.925.0.935.0.945.0.955.0.965.0.975.0.985.0.99	5.0.102

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-2025-43783 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Liferay Dxp, published September 10, 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.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web 5.0.102.