Liferay Portal Stores Password Reset Tokens in Plain Text
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl | < 92.0.2 | 92.0.2 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.4.0-ga1, < 7.4.3.100 | 7.4.3.100 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62261
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/b228c7878f2ed5ad8dbc1ff7ec9b5e6d53bb4b5c
- https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
- https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17785
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-62261
- 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-312- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 28.10.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 18
- First → latest
- 04.2022 11.2025
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 15
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 12
- 2026: 0
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