# CVE-2025-4388: Liferay Portal

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-06
- CVSS: 6.9 MEDIUM (v4.0)
- EPSS: 3.8% (90th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-79

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.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | No public claim | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-06-30 | 55 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2025-06-30 · new · rule 200101919
  > Added: signature 200101919 "Liferay Portal Reflected XSS" (Cross Site Scripting (XSS), risk High), systems: Java Servlets/JSP, JavaScript. References: CVE-2025-4388.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2025-4388, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2025-4388, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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