CVE-2025-43737 – com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.web

Package

Manager: maven
Name: com.liferay:com.liferay.journal.web
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <5.0.196

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.00168 pctl0.38466

Details

Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via backURL Paramter A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8 and 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_backURL parameter.

Metadata

Created: 2025-08-19T21:30:36Z
Modified: 2025-08-20T19:06:47Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96/GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-79"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96
Finding: F008
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