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TI-2025-28359 Aliases CVE-2025-43771GHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h

Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal

Priority LOW 21CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Notifications widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.102 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5 and 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into (1) a user’s “First Name” text field, (2) a user’s “Middle Name” text field, (3) a user’s “Last Name” text field, (4) the “Other Reason” text field when flagging content, or (5) the name of the flagged content.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00217 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.web (Maven): 6.0.24

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LiferayPortal7.4.3.102 – 7.4.3.111—No fix listedCNA
LiferayDXP2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.5—No fix listedCNA
—com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.web (Maven)6.0.23 to before 6.0.246.0.24Patch availableGHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h
  • Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.3.102 – 7.4.3.111 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • DXP VendorLiferay Affected 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.23 to before 6.0.24 Fixed in 6.0.24 Patch available GHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2023.Q3.1 to before 2023.Q3.4; 2023.q4.0 to before 2023.q4.6VulnerableLiferay
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.3.102 to before 7.4.3.112VulnerableLiferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2023.Q3.1 to before 2023.Q3.4; 2023.q4.0 to before 2023.q4.6 Vulnerable ·Liferay
  • cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.3.102 to before 7.4.3.112 Vulnerable ·Liferay

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.web (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.24 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43771
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h

References

  • TI-2023-22732 Cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2022-20403 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.3 through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-03097 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-03169 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-17354 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-16598 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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