Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through its Style Book theme
CVE-2025-43774GHSA-qgj5-4qvg-2f8c
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay 15.2.1), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay
- Affected
- < 15.2.1
- Fixed in
- 15.2.1
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qgj5-4qvg-2f8c lists affected ranges: Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay >=0 <15.2.1
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N · score source
- EPSS
- No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.17 allows a remote authenticated user to inject JavaScript code via Style Book theme name. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed within the user's browser.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from ghsa record GHSA-qgj5-4qvg-2f8c
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-43774 Advisory: Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through its Style Book theme IDs: CVE-2025-43774, GHSA-qgj5-4qvg-2f8c Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-43774 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: Low (CVSS 2.1) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay 15.2.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay: affected < 15.2.1; fixed in 15.2.1 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay: check the installed version with your package manager. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qgj5-4qvg-2f8c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qgj5-4qvg-2f8c lists affected ranges: Maven com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clay >=0 <15.2.1) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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