Liferay Portal Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in displayType Parameter
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_expando_web_portlet_ExpandoPortlet_displayType parameter.
Liferay Portal is fixed on the master branch from commit acc4771.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.expando.web | <= 5.0.59 | no fix |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43738
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/acc477143b50de2138854548bc5bad06677e708a
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18290
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43738
- CVSS 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- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.expando.web- Disclosed
- 19.08.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cwgh-r52j-xh6c - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.expando.web
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