CVE-2025-43778: Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through fieldset name in Kaleo Forms Admin

September 9, 2025 (updated September 10, 2025)

A Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.11, 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.16, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.20 allows an remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript through the name of a fieldset in Kaleo Forms Admin. The malicious payload is stored and executed without proper sanitization or escaping.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cpg4-qcj8-42gp
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/a540e050d0d939218cfb90b1e5b6c21244a834cb
liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-43778
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43778

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