CVE-2025-43737

Severity CVSS v4.0:

MEDIUM

Type:

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Publication date:

19/08/2025

Last modified:

15/12/2025

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8 and 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_backURL parameter.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Passsive
Confidentiality (VC): Low
Integrity (VI): Low
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

5.10

Severity 4.0

MEDIUM

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.40 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

5.40

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform::::::::	2025.Q1.0 (including)	2025.Q1.16 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform::::::::	2025.Q2.0 (including)	2025.Q2.9 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal::::::::	7.4.0 (including)	7.4.3.132 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43737