Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.45 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024 Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.9, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, and 7.4 update 45 through update 92 allows remote attackers to execute an arbitrary web script or HTML in the My Workflow Tasks page.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.task.web | < 5.0.75 | 5.0.75 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 2024.Q2.0, < 2024.Q3.0, >= 2024.Q1.1, < 2024.Q1.13, >= 7.4.13.u14, <= 7.4.13.u92 | 2024.Q3.0, 2024.Q1.13 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.4.3.45, < 7.4.3.129 | 7.4.3.129 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43785
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/5f1a7c347c81f05848f032a9e25cbc9abaab05ff
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18074
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43785
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.task.web, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 10.09.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-66x6-8jgv-qpfh - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.workflow.task.web
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