CVE-2025-43738Network attack vector

Reflected XSS via unescaped display type

Published Aug 19, 2025 · Updated Aug 19, 2025

Reflected XSS in Liferay Portal and DXP allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through the Expando displayType parameter. In expando.jsp, LanguageUtil.format inserts propertyDisplayType into an h2 element without HTML escaping, allowing the value to become executable markup. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and passive interaction by another user, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Liferay Portal and DXP allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through the Expando displayType parameter. In expando.jsp, LanguageUtil.format inserts propertyDisplayType into an h2 element without HTML escaping, allowing the value to become executable markup. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and passive interaction by another user, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-43738
Published
Aug 19, 2025
Updated
Aug 19, 2025
Vendor
Liferay
Product
Liferay Portal
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.3.132

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Liferay · Liferay Portalversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.3.132
Liferay · Liferay DXPversion=2024.Q1.1 <=2024.Q1.19; version=2024.Q2.1 <=2024.Q2.13; version=2024.Q3.1 <=2024.Q3.13; version=2024.Q4.0 <=2024.Q4.7; version=2025.Q1.0 <=2025.Q1.15; version=2025.Q2.0 <=2025.Q2.8

Published CVSS scores

5.1LiferayCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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