Volerion logoVolerion
Volerion logoVolerion

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in Liferay Portal versions 7.4.0 prior to 7.4.3.132, as well as in Liferay DXP versions 2025.Q2.0 through 2025.Q2.8 and 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.15. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript code by exploiting the _com_liferay_journal_web_portlet_JournalPortlet_backURL parameter.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for reflected cross-site scripting, where an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript that is executed in the context of the user's browser.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to Liferay Portal 7.4.3.132 or Liferay DXP versions 2025.Q2.9 or 2025.Q1.16 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Aug 19, 2025, 7:27 PM
Updated: Aug 19, 2025, 7:27 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
3.1
impact
1.7
exploitability
5.0
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.3
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.