CVE-2025-43804

Liferay search widget vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

5.1 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Search widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.93 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_search_web_portlet_SearchPortlet_userId parameter.

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

0.23%Up 0.1 points since Sep 17, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used5.1

Record: CVE-2025-43804
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-2025-296635.1

Record: EUVD-2025-29663
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-ccrc-5vp5-vp5j5.1

Liferay search widget vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

There is a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal's Search widget . Versions 7.4.3.93 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the _com_liferay_portal_search_web_portlet_SearchPortlet_userId parameter.

Record: GHSA-ccrc-5vp5-vp5j
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-2025-43804
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-2025-43804
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-ccrc-5vp5-vp5j5.1

Liferay search widget vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Record: GHSA-ccrc-5vp5-vp5j
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.portal.search` Maven	before 8.0.93	8.0.93
`com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search` Maven	before 8.0.93, plus listed versions 1.0.02.0.02.0.13.0.03.0.1 Show 45 moreShow less 3.1.03.1.13.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.2.03.3.03.3.13.3.23.4.03.4.13.4.103.4.113.4.123.4.133.4.143.4.153.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.53.4.63.4.73.4.83.4.93.5.03.6.03.6.13.6.103.6.113.6.23.6.33.6.43.6.53.6.63.6.73.6.83.6.93.7.03.7.13.7.23.8.03.8.13.8.2	8.0.93

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-2025-43804 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Liferay Dxp, published September 16, 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 8.0.93.

References

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