CVE-2025-62265Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unsandboxed blog iframes

Published Oct 30, 2025 · Updated Oct 30, 2025

Stored XSS in the Blogs widget in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows remote authenticated users to execute script in readers' browsers. The widget accepts an iframe in a blog entry's Content field and renders it without a sandbox attribute, letting frame scripts and links access the parent page. A user with permission to create blog entries must store the crafted iframe, and another user must view the entry for confidentiality and integrity impact.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in the Blogs widget in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows remote authenticated users to execute script in readers' browsers. The widget accepts an iframe in a blog entry's Content field and renders it without a sandbox attribute, letting frame scripts and links access the parent page. A user with permission to create blog entries must store the crafted iframe, and another user must view the entry for confidentiality and integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-62265
Published
Oct 30, 2025
Updated
Oct 30, 2025
Vendor
Liferay
Product
Liferay Portal
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 30, 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 <=7.4.3.111

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Liferay · Liferay Portalversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.3.111
Liferay · Liferay DXPversion=2023.Q3.1 <=2023.Q3.8; version=2023.Q4.0 <=2023.Q4.10; version=7.4.13 <=7.4.13-u92

Published CVSS scores

4.8Liferay Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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')

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