Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Portal | 7.4.3.102 – 7.4.3.111 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | DXP | 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.10; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.web (Maven) | 6.0.23 to before 6.0.24 | 6.0.24 | Patch available | GHSA-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
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h com.liferay:com.liferay.flags.web (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.24 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/0f1f6b628d40c9fc59ad6f561f6bdcc1208b5dbb
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/28dc724658e13acb80f30fb3211d0849592ec4ef
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/90b677d7ca74464f2079266588a67fa56aca842d
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/cca5fe50a5b63000c3ca7469b668af9399025e90
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17917
More Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-43771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8fj-76q7-4p7h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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