CVE-2025-4599 Cross-site scripting in DXP
Remote attackers can inject JavaScript via postMessage in fragment previews, potentially leading to code execution or 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4599?
CVE-2025-4599 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 4 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The fragment preview functionality in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.61 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.1 through 2024.Q4.5, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.13 and 7.4 update 61 through update 92 was found to be vulnerable to postMessage-based XSS because it allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the fragment portlet URL.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4599?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4599 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-2025-4599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4599 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-6mh8-4qwq-prc5.