Digital Experience PlatformApplication · Liferay

CVE-2025-62240

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.4.3.112 / 2023.Q3.8 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities with Calendar events in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.35 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.7, 7.4 update 35 through update 92, and 7.3 update 25 through update 36 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a user’s (1) First Name, (2) Middle Name or (3) Last Name text field.

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 · high confidence

Multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities in Lifieri Portal and DXP allow attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted payloads in user profile fields (First Name, Middle Name, Last Name) that are displayed in Calendar events. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization when user profile data is rendered in the Calendar component.

MitigationUpgrade Lifieri Portal to version 7.4.3.112 or later, and upgrade affected DXP versions to their respective fixed releases (2023.Q4.6+, 2023.Q3.8+, etc.). Alternatively, implement input validation and output encoding for user profile fields at the application layer until patches can be applied.

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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
Digital Experience PlatformApplication
Affected:>= 2023.Q3.1, < 2023.Q3.8>= 2023.q4.0, < 2023.q4.6= 7.3= 7.4
Liferay PortalApplication
Affected:>= 7.4.3.35, < 7.4.3.112

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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.

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  1. Identify Liferi product and version
    Locate the installed Liferi Portal or DXP version through the control panel (Control Panel > Configuration > System Information) or check the portal-ext.properties file for the version number
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.7, DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, DXP 7.3, DXP 7.4, or Portal 7.4.3.35 through 7.4.3.111
  2. Verify Calendar module is active
    Check if the Calendar application is deployed and accessible in the Liferi instance through the app manager or by attempting to access the Calendar portlet
    Affected if The Calendar feature is enabled and users can view calendar events that display user profile information
  3. Examine user profile field storage
    Query the User_ table in the Liferi database, specifically the firstName, middleName, and lastName columns, or inspect user profile data through the Liferi control panel
    Affected if Any user accounts contain HTML or JavaScript characters (such as <script>, javascript:, onload, onerror) in the First Name, Middle Name, or Last Name fields
  4. Review Calendar event rendering
    Create a test calendar event or view existing events and inspect the page source to see if user profile names are being rendered with proper encoding
    Affected if User names from profile fields are displayed in Calendar events without HTML entity encoding (e.g., raw <script> tags appear in the page source)
  5. Check for existing XSS indicators
    Search web server logs and Liferi database for any suspicious patterns in user profile fields, such as encoded or raw script tags in name fields
    Affected if Malicious payloads are found stored in user profile name fields

A user is affected if the Liferi version matches the vulnerable ranges AND the Calendar component is active, allowing stored XSS via unescaped user profile name fields rendered in calendar events.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.4.3.112 / 2023.Q3.8 / 2023.q4.6 or later
Fixed in 7.4.3.1122023.Q3.82023.q4.6
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Lifieri Portal to version 7.4.3.112 or later, and upgrade affected DXP versions to their respective fixed releases (2023.Q4.6+, 2023.Q3.8+, etc.). Alternatively, implement input validation and output encoding for user profile fields at the application layer until patches can be applied.

Recommended fix High confidence

Lifer Portal: 7.4.3.112+ | DXP: 2023.Q3.8+, 2023.Q4.6+, or later update versions

  1. 1. Identify the currently deployed Lifter Portal or DXP version using the Control Panel or administration console.
  2. 2. For Lifer Portal 7.4.x users: Plan an upgrade to version 7.4.3.112 or later.
  3. 3. For DXP 2023.Q3.x users: Plan an upgrade to version 2023.Q3.8 or later.
  4. 4. For DXP 2023.Q4.x users: Plan an upgrade to version 2023.Q4.6 or later.
  5. 5. For DXP 7.3 and 7.4 users: Upgrade to the corresponding later updates that include the security fix.
  6. 6. Before upgrading in production, test the upgrade in a staging environment to verify compatibility with existing customizations and data.
  7. 7. Perform a full backup of the database and filesystem before applying the upgrade.
  8. 8. Apply the upgrade following Lifer's standard upgrade documentation and restart the server.
Caveat Standard Lifer upgrade considerations apply - test custom portlets and themes for compatibility; review deprecation notices for your version jump

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