Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via DDM Structure Field Labels
A stored DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.5, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.19 and 7.4 GA through update 92 exists in the Asset Publisher configuration UI within the Source.js module. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via DDM structure field labels which are then inserted into the DOM using innerHTML without proper encoding.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.4.0-ga1, <= 7.4.3.132-ga132 | no fix |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43744
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/3b36fadfe92437deab4a55029a1a369e046f3829
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/c07a490b3d3759f38c5473cda74e99540bd0235e
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18271
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43744
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 19.08.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m49p-6cjp-x2h3 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 159
- First → latest
- 05.2021 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 33
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 18
- High 25
- Medium 115
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 57
- 2023: 18
- 2024: 40
- 2025: 43
- 2026: 0
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