Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-43740

A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120 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

Published Aug 19, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 19, 2025 · Liferay DXP

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43740. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Liferay DXP is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.9 ≤2024.Q1.19

A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120 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.Q1.9 through 2024.Q1.19 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the message boards feature available via the web interface.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.9 ≤2024.Q1.192024.Q1.9 ≤2024.Q1.19

How to fix CVE-2025-43740

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43740. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Liferay DXP is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.9 ≤2024.Q1.19 2024.Q1.9 ≤2024.Q1.19. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120 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.Q1.9 through 2024.Q1.19 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the message boards feature available via

  2. Aug 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120 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.Q1.9 through 2024.Q1.19 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the message boards feature available via

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43740

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43740

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25174

    A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120 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.Q1.9 through

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026