CVE-2025-43761 json
Liferay Portal Reflected XSS in CKeditor 4.21.0 endpoint
published 2025-08-22 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm , EUVD-2025-25625
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.4, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the frontend-editor-ckeditor-web/ckeditor/samples/old/ajax.html path
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web 5.0.107
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.dependencies.web 1.0.25
- npm liferay-ckeditor 4.21.0-liferay.10
- liferay digital_experience_platform 2024.Q1.13, 2024.Q4.5
- liferay liferay_portal 7.4.3.132
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web | <5.0.107 |
5.0.107 |
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.dependencies.web | <1.0.25 |
1.0.25 |
| npm | liferay-ckeditor | <4.21.0-liferay.10 |
4.21.0-liferay.10 |
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/4b638ee704340426d806da8ab3d0f92b4be7a0da
web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43761
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43761
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.atlassian.net
/browse/LPE-18163
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-43761
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm
- NVD CVE-2025-43761
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