CVE-2025-43738 Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
Remote authenticated users can inject JavaScript via a specific parameter in Liferay Portal, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43738?
CVE-2025-43738 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 19 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_expando_web_portlet_ExpandoPortlet_displayType parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43738?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.expando.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.expando.web Maven | All versions to 5.0.59 | None |
com.liferay:com.liferay.expando.web Maven | All versions to 5.0.59 | None |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2025-43738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43738 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-cwgh-r52j-xh6c.