Plain Text Password Reset Token Vulnerability in Liferay Portal and DXP
CVE-2025-62261

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Liferay
Status
Portal
Dxp
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-62261?

The Liferay Portal and DXP products contain a significant vulnerability wherein password reset tokens are stored in plain text format. This flaw exists across several versions of Liferay Portal (7.4.0 to 7.4.3.99, and older unsupported releases) and Liferay DXP (2023.Q3.1 to 2023.Q3.4, and earlier versions). Attackers with direct database access could potentially extract these tokens, enabling them to reset the associated user passwords and gain unauthorized access to user accounts.

Affected Version(s)

DXP 7.3.10 <= 7.3.10-u34

DXP 7.4.13 <= 7.4.13-u92

DXP 2023.Q3.1 <= 2023.Q3.4

References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities...

CVSS V4

Score:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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