Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2025 · Assigned by Liferay

CVE-2025-43778

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in DXP from Liferay. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.11, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.16, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.20 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the name of a fieldset in Kaleo Forms Admin. The malicious payload is stored and executed without proper sanitization or escaping.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavencom.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.kaleo.forms.web5.0.107GHSA-cpg4-qcj8-42gp

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 – through 7.4.3.132
Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 – through 2024.Q1.202024.Q2.0 – through 2024.Q2.132024.Q3.0 – through 2024.Q3.132024.Q4.0 – through 2024.Q4.72025.Q1.0 – through 2025.Q1.162025.Q2.0 – through 2025.Q2.11

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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