CVE-2025-62261 json
Liferay Portal Stores Password Reset Tokens in Plain Text
published last yr. modified 22d ago also GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr , EUVD-2025-36360
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.99, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 34, and older unsupported versions stores password reset tokens in plain text, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain the token, reset a user’s password and take over the user’s account.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.100
- maven com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl 92.0.2
- liferay liferay_portal 7.4.3.100
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >=7.4.0-ga1, <7.4.3.100 |
7.4.3.100 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl | <92.0.2 |
92.0.2 |
Affected products
- Liferay Portal
- Liferay DXP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/b228c7878f2ed5ad8dbc1ff7ec9b5e6d53bb4b5c
web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-62261
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62261
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.atlassian.net
/browse/LPE-17785
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-62261
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr
- NVD CVE-2025-62261
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