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GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm

Liferay Portal Reflected XSS in CKeditor 4.21.0 endpoint

Also known asCVE-2025-43761
Published
Aug 22, 2025
Updated
Aug 25, 2025
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk8th percentile+0.14%
0.00%0.23%0.45%0.68%0.1%0.2%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

3 pkgs affected
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.webcom.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.dependencies.web📦liferay-ckeditor

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

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.4, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the frontend-editor-ckeditor-web/ckeditor/samples/old/ajax.html path

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
Mavencom.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.weball versions5.0.107
Mavencom.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.js.dependencies.weball versions1.0.25
📦npmliferay-ckeditorall versions4.21.0-liferay.10

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.editor.ckeditor.web to 5.0.107 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.4, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the frontend-editor-ckeditor-web/ckeditor/samples/old/ajax.html path
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-3h7r-4xxj-3mfm across Maven, npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.