CVE-2025-43776 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to store Cross-site Scripting

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can inject JavaScript via Custom Object field labels, leading to stored XSS execution in Process Builder.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-43776?

CVE-2025-43776 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 9 Sep 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.9, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.16, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 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 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through Custom Object field label. The malicious payload is stored and executed through Process Builder's Configuration tab without proper escaping.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-209

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43776?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q1.12024.Q1.20
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q1.12024.Q1.20
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q2.0 to 2024.Q2.13None
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q2.0 to 2024.Q2.13None
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q3.0 to 2024.Q3.13None
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q3.0 to 2024.Q3.13None
12 more packages
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q4.0 to 2024.Q4.7None
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2024.Q4.0 to 2024.Q4.7None
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2025.Q1.02025.Q1.17
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2025.Q1.02025.Q1.17
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2025.Q2.02025.Q2.10
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 2025.Q2.02025.Q2.10
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.4 to 7.4.13.u92None
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.4 to 7.4.13.u92None
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.4.0 to 7.4.3.132None
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenFrom 7.4.0 to 7.4.3.132None
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.web MavenAll versions4.0.94
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.web MavenAll versions4.0.94

Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43776?

Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 2024.Q1.20, 2025.Q1.17 or 2025.Q2.10.

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-2025-43776 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43776 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rcc7-jx7p-hrv4.

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