CVE-2025-43815 Liferay Portal vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting on the page configuration page

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a parameter on the page configuration page in Liferay Portal and DXP.

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

What is CVE-2025-43815?

CVE-2025-43815 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 29 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the page configuration page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.102 through 7.4.3.110, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.2, and 2023.Q3.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the com_liferay_layout_admin_web_portlet_GroupPagesPortlet_backURLTitle parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43815?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.product.navigation.control.menu.web. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.liferay:com.liferay.product.navigation.control.menu.web MavenFrom 6.0.806.0.83
com.liferay:com.liferay.product.navigation.control.menu.web MavenFrom 6.0.806.0.83

Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43815?

Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.product.navigation.control.menu.web to 6.0.83 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-2025-43815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmjx-xv9v-r89q.

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