CVE-2025-43744 Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via DDM Structure Field Labels

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via DDM structure field labels in the Asset Publisher configuration UI, leading to stored XSS.

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-2025-43744?

CVE-2025-43744 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 stored DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.5, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 and 7.4 GA through update 92 exists in the Asset Publisher configuration UI within the Source.js module. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via DDM structure field labels which are then inserted into the DOM using innerHTML without proper encoding.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43744?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132None
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.4.0-ga1 to 7.4.3.132-ga132None

Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43744 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-2025-43744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m49p-6cjp-x2h3.

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