Medium

Liferay Portal and DXP audit events record password reminder answers

  • Disclosed: 23.09.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

In Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.112, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.8, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions the audit events records a user’s password reminder answer, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain a user’s password reminder answer via the audit events.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management < 5.0.13 5.0.13

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
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
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-201
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management
Disclosed
23.09.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 12:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-ph63-chvv-8x46 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management

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