What is CVE-2025-43733?

CVE-2025-43733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-43733?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Liferay Digital Experience Platform

CVE-2025-43733

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code via the content page's name field. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser when viewing the "document View Usages" page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Liferay Digital_experience_platform
Liferay Dxp — versions 2025.Q1.0
Liferay Liferay_portal — versions 7.4.3.132
Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.3.132

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43733?: CVE-2025-43733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-43733?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.