CVE-2025-43737

Published Aug 19, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8 and 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_backURL parameter.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25206 Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via backURL Paramter
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96 Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via backURL Paramter
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Liferay digital Experience Platform
Liferay liferay Portal
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Liferay digital Experience Platform
Liferay liferay Portal
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Liferay
Liferay dxp
Liferay portal
Vendors & Products Liferay
Liferay dxp
Liferay portal
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8 and 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_backURL parameter.
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Liferay
Published
Updated
Aug 19, 2025, 6:33 PM
Reserved
Apr 17, 2025, 10:55 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 19, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:24 AM