CVE-2025-43737 json
Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via backURL Paramter
published 2025-08-19 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96 , EUVD-2025-25206
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.web 5.0.196
- liferay digital_experience_platform 2025.Q1.16, 2025.Q2.9
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.1 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.1 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.web | <5.0.196 |
5.0.196 |
Affected products
- Liferay Portal
- Liferay DXP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/eded63b8822923f9392d94ba1818beb63629b79f
web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43737
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43737
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.atlassian.net
/browse/LPE-18292
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-43737
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96
- NVD CVE-2025-43737
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