CVE-2025-43737: Liferay Portal Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via backURL Paramter
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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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjwr-cqwf-6q96
- github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/eded63b8822923f9392d94ba1818beb63629b79f
- liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-18292
- liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43737
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43737
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