CVE-2025-62261 Cleartext storage of password reset tickets

Description

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP 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.

Severity

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)

Affected Version(s)

  • Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.99
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4
  • Liferay DXP 7.4
  • Liferay DXP 7.3 GA through U34
  • And older unsupported versions

Fixed Version(s)

  • Liferay Portal 7.4.3.100
  • Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0
  • Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.5
  • Liferay DXP 7.3 U35

Publication date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:09:00 +0000