CVE-2025-43783 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web. A fix is available for com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Liferay Portal is vulnerable to Reflected XSS attack through get_editor path
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-2025-43783.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.webReal-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 7.4.3.73 through 7.4.3.128, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.1, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, 7.4 update 73 through update 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the /c/portal/comment/discussion/get_editor path.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web | ≥ 5.0.76&&< 5.0.102 | 5.0.102com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web:5.0.102 |
Affected Products
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Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web to 5.0.102 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-43783 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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