CVE-2025-43778 Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through fieldset name in Kaleo Forms Admin
Remote authenticated attackers can inject JavaScript via fieldset names in Kaleo Forms Admin, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover.
- 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-2025-43778?
CVE-2025-43778 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.Q2.11, 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 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.20 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the name of a fieldset in Kaleo Forms Admin. The malicious payload is stored and executed without proper sanitization or escaping.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43778?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web Maven | From 5.0.3 | 5.0.107 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web Maven | From 5.0.3 | 5.0.107 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43778?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web to 5.0.107 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-2025-43778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43778 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-cpg4-qcj8-42gp.