GHSA-j5gv-w838-mmcx is a critical-severity (CVSS 9) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl. A fix is available for com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS via the Page Tree Menu
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 GHSA-j5gv-w838-mmcx.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-j5gv-w838-mmcx by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,842 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomReal-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
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Page Tree menu in Liferay Layout Implementation before 6.0.102 from Liferay Portal (7.3.6 through 7.4.3.78), and Liferay DXP 7.3 fix pack 1 through update 23, and 7.4 before update 79 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into page's "Name" text field.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl | all versions | 6.0.102com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl:6.0.102 |
| ☕Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | ≥ 7.3.10.fp1 | No fix |
| ☕Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | ≥ 7.4.0&&< 7.4.13.u79 | 7.4.13.u79com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:7.4.13.u79 |
Affected Products
digital experience platformliferayliferay portalliferayDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.liferay:com.liferay.layout.impl to 6.0.102 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-j5gv-w838-mmcx 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
Is GHSA-j5gv-w838-mmcx in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.