CVE-2025-62257 Lockout mechanism doesn't prevent password enumeration brute force attacks

Description

Password enumeration vulnerability in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP allows remote attackers to determine a user’s password even if account lockout is enabled via brute force attack.

Severity

6.3 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)

Affected Version(s)

  • Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions
  • Liferay DXP 2024.Q1 through 2024.Q1.5
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q3
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q4
  • Liferay DXP 7.4, and older unsupported versions

Fixed Version(s)

  • Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120
  • Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0
  • Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.0
  • Liferay DXP 2024.Q2.0
  • Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.6

Publication date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:25:00 +0000