How severe is CVE-2025-43781?

CVE-2025-43781 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2025-43781?

CVE-2025-43781 affects the following packages: com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43781?

Update com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web to 6.0.143 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-43781 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2025-43781 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2025-43781 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Is CVE-2025-43781 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2025-43781 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43781?

CVE-2025-43781 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.2%, placing it in the 14th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-43781?

CVE-2025-43781 is classified as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2025-43781 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2025-43781 was published on September 9, 2025 and was last updated on October 24, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2025-43781 — com.liferay.portal.search…

MEDIUMFix: liferay/liferay-portal@f6483b5

CVE-2025-43781 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web. A fix is available for com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Liferay Portal is vulnerable to XSS attack through its search bar portlet

Also known asGHSA-x5fw-8xgx-q6c9

Published

Sep 9, 2025

Updated

Oct 24, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-43781.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs14th percentile — riskier than 14% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.110 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.8, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13 and 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL in search bar portlet

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web`	≥ 6.0.125&&< 6.0.143	6.0.143`com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web:6.0.143`

Affected Products

2 products · 4 configurations

Application

digital experience platformliferay

≥ 2024.Q3.0 && ≤ 2024.q2.13

range

Application

liferay portalliferay

≥ 7.4.0 && < 7.4.3.129

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.search.web to 6.0.143 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-43781 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

6.1/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

liferay-portal

2.5/10

Code-Review0/10

Maintained10/10

Branch-Protection0/10

Assessed Nov 9, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

Sep 9, 2025

Last updated

Oct 24, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2025-43781

GHSA-x5fw-8xgx-q6c9

References

Advisoryliferay.dev · CVE 2025 43781 Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2025 43781 Webgithub.com · f6483b5cff5c07b562c52f9eec336b2ebc9eeacd Webliferay.atlassian.net · LPE 18124 Packagegithub.com · liferay portal

Related vulnerabilities

Also affects com.liferay.portal.search.web

This CVE is medium severity, in line with the other 4 CVEs affecting com.liferay.portal.search.web.

CVE-2022-42118CVE-2022-42112CVE-2022-28979CVE-2016-3670

Same weakness: CWE-79

This CVE is medium severity; 4 of 4 other CVEs with CWE-79 are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-88986CVE-2026-63197CVE-2026-55649CVE-2026-113787Browse all CWE-79

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 24, 2026