Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, resulting from a regression, has been identified in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.9, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.16, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 allows a remote, authenticated attacker to inject and execute JavaScript code via the _com_liferay_dynamic_data_mapping_web_portlet_DDMPortlet_definition parameter. The malicious payload is executed within the victim's browser when they access a URL that includes the crafted parameter.
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 – 7.4.3.132 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Liferay | DXP | 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.19; 2024.Q2.1 – 2024.Q2.13; 2024.Q3.1 – 2024.Q3.13; 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7; 2025.Q1.0 – 2025.Q1.16; 2025.Q2.0 – 2025.Q2.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.web (Maven) | up to 5.0.122 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-phjr-p9c5-hprx |
- Portal VendorLiferay Affected 7.4.0 – 7.4.3.132 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- DXP VendorLiferay Affected 2024.Q1.1 – 2024.Q1.19; 2024.Q2.1 – 2024.Q2.13; 2024.Q3.1 – 2024.Q3.13; 2024.Q4.0 – 2024.Q4.7; 2025.Q1.0 – 2025.Q1.16; 2025.Q2.0 – 2025.Q2.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay:com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.web (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 5.0.122 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-phjr-p9c5-hprx
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62248
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phjr-p9c5-hprx
References
Advisory 2
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-2025-62248 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-62248 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phjr-p9c5-hprx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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