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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2025· Updated Aug 12, 2025

CVE-2025-43734

CVE-2025-43734

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.10, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.1 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.16 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code in the “first display label” field in the configuration of a custom sort widget. This malicious payload is then reflected and executed by clay button taglib when refreshing the page.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven
>= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.3.132—
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven
>= 2024.q4.0, <= 2024.q4.7—
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven
>= 2024.q3.0, <= 2024.q3.13—
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven
>= 2024.q2.0, <= 2024.q2.13—
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven
>= 2024.q1.0, < 2024.q1.172024.q1.17
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven
>= 2025.q1.0, < 2025.q1.112025.q1.11
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven
<= 7.4.13.u92—
com.liferay:com.liferay.frontend.taglib.clayMaven
< 15.2.215.2.2

Affected products

2

Patches

1
b4ca1bb0961c

LPD-54139 frontend-taglib-clay: Format the label in clay button taglib

https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portalOlivia YuApr 22, 2025via ghsa
commit
1 file changed · +5 −2
  • modules/apps/frontend-taglib/frontend-taglib-clay/src/main/java/com/liferay/frontend/taglib/clay/servlet/taglib/ButtonTag.java+5 −2 modified
    @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import com.liferay.petra.string.StringPool;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.language.LanguageUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.theme.ThemeDisplay;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.HtmlUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.Validator;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.WebKeys;
 import com.liferay.taglib.util.TagResourceBundleUtil;
@@ -275,8 +276,10 @@ protected void writeIcon(JspWriter jspWriter) throws IOException {
 
 	protected void writeLabel(JspWriter jspWriter) throws IOException {
 		jspWriter.write(
-			LanguageUtil.get(
-				TagResourceBundleUtil.getResourceBundle(pageContext), _label));
+			HtmlUtil.escape(
+				LanguageUtil.get(
+					TagResourceBundleUtil.getResourceBundle(pageContext),
+					_label)));
 	}
 
 	private static final String _ATTRIBUTE_NAMESPACE = "clay:button:";

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

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