CVE-2025-43740 json
Liferay Portal has Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Message Boards Feature
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also GHSA-22jp-w3cg-gvmm , EUVD-2025-25174
- cvss
- 5.4
- 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 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.9 through 2024.Q1.19 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the message boards feature available via the web interface.
Patch / fix
- liferay digital_experience_platform 2024.Q1.20, 2025.Q1.16, 2025.Q2.9
Is CVE-2025-43740 in your dependencies? Fencer shows which of your repositories are affected as soon as an advisory lands, and opens the fix as a pull request.
Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/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 | 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.portal:release.portal.bom | >=7.4.3.120-ga120, <=7.4.3.132-ga23 |
no fix listed |
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/32821b41f7f62271d1fb9d56c82297cd087780a4
web
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/51e21fa8b3e8b49ed455caeab192c5bba7e15b6d
web
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/c1b7c6b58f5042072c381fc2664e808ebb745826
web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43740
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43740
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.atlassian.net
/browse/LPE-18276
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-43740
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-22jp-w3cg-gvmm
- NVD CVE-2025-43740
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.