Vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
CVE-2025-62261
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (14.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.3, 7.4, 2023.q3.1
- Liferay Dxp — versions 7.3.10, 7.4.13, 2023.Q3.1
- Liferay Liferay_portal
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-62261?
- CVE-2025-62261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-62261?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.