CVE-2025-43787 Liferay Portal's selection modal is vulnerable to XSS
Remote authenticated attackers can inject JavaScript via organization site names, leading to stored XSS and potential session hijacking.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2025-43787?
CVE-2025-43787 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 12 Sep 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 cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q3.0, 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.12, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.17, 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 organization site names. The malicious payload is stored and executed without proper sanitization or escaping.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43787?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web Maven | From 6.0.6 | 11.0.33 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web Maven | From 6.0.6 | 11.0.33 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43787?
Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web to 11.0.33 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-2025-43787 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43787 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-g8fh-pfw3-8rmr.