Liferay Portal stored cross-site scripting in text field of the web content structure
A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.13 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the text field from a web content.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.service | < 7.0.161 | 7.0.161 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43765
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/6aa0adb0e8d47794e942fd87074cf05755a2d9bc
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18150
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43765
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.service- Disclosed
- 23.08.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h8gx-4hhm-w45v - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.service
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