CVE-2025-43733 Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
Remote authenticated attackers can inject JavaScript via page names, leading to script execution in victim browsers on the document usage view.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-43733?
CVE-2025-43733 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 18 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43733?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglib. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglib Maven | All versions | 17.0.0 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglib Maven | All versions | 17.0.0 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43733?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglib to 17.0.0 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-43733 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43733 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- CVE-2024-8980 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console
- CVE-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25147 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-26269 Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhcr-hgc8-29qr.