CVE-2025-62248 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS)
Authenticated attackers can inject JavaScript via a portlet parameter, executing code in victims' browsers.
- 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-2025-62248?
CVE-2025-62248 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 22 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, resulting from a regression, has been identified in 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.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 allows a remote, authenticated attacker to inject and execute JavaScript code via the _com_liferay_dynamic_data_mapping_web_portlet_DDMPortlet_definition parameter. The malicious payload is executed within the victim's browser when they access a URL that includes the crafted parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62248?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.web Maven | All versions to 5.0.122 | None |
com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.web Maven | All versions to 5.0.122 | None |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-62248?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62248 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-2025-62248 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62248 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-phjr-p9c5-hprx.