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
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Profile widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions uses a user’s name in the “Content-Disposition” header, which allows remote authenticated users to change the file extension when a vCard file is downloaded.
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 | 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.111 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.8; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) | 7.4.0-ga1 to before 7.4.3.112-ga112 | 7.4.3.112-ga112 | Patch available | GHSA-pfxj-gvqg-mj44 |
- Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.111 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- DXP VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.13 – 7.4.13-u92; 2023.Q3.1 – 2023.Q3.8; 2023.Q4.0 – 2023.Q4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.4.0-ga1 to before 7.4.3.112-ga112 Fixed in 7.4.3.112-ga112 Patch available GHSA-pfxj-gvqg-mj44
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pfxj-gvqg-mj44 com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.4.3.112-ga112 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfxj-gvqg-mj44
References
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-2025-43824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-43824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfxj-gvqg-mj44 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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