How severe is CVE-2025-62265?

This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium severity).

How difficult is it to exploit CVE-2025-62265?

Exploit difficulty: MEDIUM. Estimated time to exploit: 1-4 hours. Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge.

CVE-2025-62265

CVSS 5.4 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published: 2025-10-30T19:16:35.490

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blogs widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 36, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted injected into a blog entry’s “Content” text field </p> <p>The Blogs widget in Liferay DXP does not add the sandbox attribute to <iframe> elements, which allows remote attackers to access the parent page via scripts and links in the frame page.</p> <section class="ypg-rel-cwe"><h2>Related CVE by CWE</h2><p>No related CWE found.</p></section><section class="ypg-top-vendor"><h2>Top CVE for Vendor</h2><p>No vendor taxonomy on this entry.</p></section><section class="ypg-recent-expl"><h2>Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities</h2><p>No recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.</p></section> <section class="ypg-explainer" id="cve-explainer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowTo"> <h2 itemprop="name">How to fix CVE-2025-62265</h2> <div class="ypg-explainer-content" itemprop="description"> <strong>CVE-2025-62265</strong> is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.<br /> <br /> <strong>Description:</strong> Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Blogs widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 36, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted injected […]<br /> <br /> <strong>Exploit Difficulty:</strong> MEDIUM<br /> <span class="icon">⏱️</span> Time to exploit: 1-4 hours<br /> <span class="icon">🛠️</span> Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge<br /> <span class="icon">💰</span> Public exploits: May be available<br /> <br /> <strong>How to Fix:</strong><br /> <br /> <div class="step"><span class="step-number">1</span> <strong>Identify affected systems</strong></div><br /> - Check if you're running the affected product<br /> <br /> <div class="step"><span class="step-number">2</span> <strong>Immediate actions</strong></div><br /> - Update to the latest patched version<br /> - If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access<br /> <br /> <div class="step"><span class="step-number">3</span> <strong>Verification</strong></div><br /> - Test the fix in a staging environment first<br /> - Review logs for signs of exploitation<br /> - Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)<br /> <br /> <div class="step"><span class="step-number">4</span> <strong>Long-term prevention</strong></div><br /> - Enable automatic security updates<br /> - Set up vulnerability monitoring<br /> - Review and harden security configurations<br /> </div> <ul class="ypg-explainer__links"> <li><a href="https://yourpassgen.com/cve/cve-2025-62265/">Full CVE details</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> </div> </section> <section id="tab-exploit" class="cve-tabpanel" role="tabpanel"> <div class="cve-exploit-info"> <h3>Exploit Difficulty Assessment</h3> <div class="difficulty-badge difficulty-medium"> <span class="difficulty-label">MEDIUM</span> </div> <div class="exploit-details"> <div class="exploit-item"> <span class="exploit-icon">⏱️</span> <strong>Time to Exploit:</strong> 1-4 hours </div> <div class="exploit-item"> <span class="exploit-icon">🛠️</span> <strong>Skills Required:</strong> Intermediate security knowledge </div> <div class="exploit-item"> <span class="exploit-icon">💰</span> <strong>Public Exploits:</strong> May be available </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="tab-timeline" class="cve-tabpanel" role="tabpanel"> <div class="cve-timeline"> <h3>Vulnerability Timeline</h3> <div class="timeline-items"> <div class="timeline-item"> <div class="timeline-date">Oct 30, 2025</div> <div class="timeline-content"> <strong>Vulnerability Published</strong> <p>CVE details first published to NVD database</p> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-item"> <div class="timeline-date">Nov 12, 2025</div> <div class="timeline-content"> <strong>Imported to Database</strong> <p>Added to this CVE tracking system</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="tab-detection" class="cve-tabpanel" role="tabpanel"> <div class="cve-detection"> <h3>Detection Rules & IOCs</h3> <p class="cve-note">No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.</p> </div> </section> <section id="tab-affected" class="cve-tabpanel" role="tabpanel"> <p class="cve-note">No vendor/product data available.</p> </section> <section id="tab-related" class="cve-tabpanel" role="tabpanel"> <p class="cve-note">No related CVEs found (no vendor/product data available).</p> </section> </div> </main> <span class="et_pb_scroll_top et-pb-icon"></span> <footer id="main-footer"> <div id="footer-bottom"> <div class="container clearfix"> <div id="footer-info">© 2025 YourPassGen</div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <div id="amp-mobile-version-switcher" hidden> <a rel="" href="https://yourpassgen.com/cve/cve-2025-62265/?amp=1"> Go to mobile version </a> </div>  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MSQFR2SM" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">