CVE-2025-43781
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedReflected 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
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceReflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lifer's search bar portlet allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted URLs. The vulnerability affects both Lifer Portal 7.4.3.110-7.4.3.128 and multiple DXP 2024 quarterly releases. User interaction is required as the attack relies on a victim clicking a maliciously crafted URL.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 2024.Q1.1, < 2024.Q1.13>= 2024.q2.0, <= 2024.q2.13>= 2024.Q3.0, < 2024.Q3.9>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3.129CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Identify your Lifer product and versionLocate the Lifer installation and check the version. For Lifer Portal, this is typically shown in the Control Panel under Configuration > Server Administration > Product Information. For DXP, check the same location or the welcome page.Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: Lifer Portal 7.4.3.110 through 7.4.3.128 inclusive; DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12; DXP 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13; DXP 2024.Q3.0 through 2024.Q3.8
-
Verify the search bar portlet is deployedCheck if the search bar portlet module is present in the Lifer instance. This can be done by accessing the Control Panel > Apps > Widgets and searching for 'Search Bar' or checking the deployed WAR files in the Lifer home directory under osgi/war/Affected if The search bar portlet is installed and accessible on the portal
-
Confirm search bar portlet is publicly accessibleCheck if any portal pages have the search bar portlet added to them, or if it appears on the default search page. Inspect the page layout configuration in the Control Panel under Site Builder > Pages to see if com_lifer_portlet_search_SearchPortlet is present on any page.Affected if The search bar portlet is rendered on any accessible portal page that does not require authentication, or on pages that authenticated users can access
-
Check for unsanitized URL parametersReview the URL structure when using the search bar portlet. Typical vulnerable URLs contain query parameters passed to the search function. Examine browser developer tools or proxy logs when submitting a search to identify parameters like 'keywords', 'q', or 'searchTerm' in the request URL.Affected if The search bar portlet reflects URL parameter values back into the rendered HTML without proper encoding, allowing script injection via crafted URLs
You are affected if your Lifer Portal version is between 7.4.3.110 and 7.4.3.128 inclusive, or your DXP 2024.Q1/Q2/Q3 version falls within the affected ranges AND the search bar portlet is deployed and accessible on your portal.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped7.4.3.1292024.Q1.132024.Q3.9
Apply vendor-supplied patches or upgrade to fixed versions beyond 7.4.3.128 (Portal) or beyond 2024.Q3.8/2024.Q2.13/2024.Q1.12 (DXP). As a compensating control, implement URL parameter validation/sanitization on the search bar portlet until the patch can be applied.
Limerick DXP: 2024.Q1.13+, 2024.Q2.14+, or 2024.Q3.9+ | Limerick Portal: 7.4.3.129+
- 1. Identify the exact Limerick Portal or DXP version currently running using the Control Panel or server logs
- 2. For Limerick DXP 2024.Q1.x users: Upgrade to version 2024.Q1.13 or later
- 3. For Limerick DXP 2024.Q2.x users: Upgrade to version 2024.Q2.14 or later (the next release after 2024.Q2.13)
- 4. For Limerick DXP 2024.Q3.x users: Upgrade to version 2024.Q3.9 or later
- 5. For Limerick Portal 7.4.x users: Upgrade to version 7.4.3.129 or later
- 6. After upgrade, verify the search bar portlet does not accept unsanitized input via URL parameters
- 7. Test that reflected XSS payloads in URLs are no longer executed in the browser
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $4,224.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2025-43781 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-43781 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data