# CVE-2025-62261: Liferay Portal Stores Password Reset Tokens in Plain Text

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-62261-liferay-portal-stores-password-reset-tokens-in-plain-text  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-62261 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2025-10-27

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.

Technologies: [Liferay Digital Experience Platform](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/digital-experience-platform), [Liferay Portal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/portal), [com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-com-liferay-portal-impl), [com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-release-portal-bom). Vendors: [Liferay](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/liferay), [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-62261 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-62261 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-62261?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 27 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=92.0.2; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.4.0-ga1,fixed=7.4.3.100.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-62261?** Yes. com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven): upgrade to 92.0.2 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.4.3.100 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-62261?** Check whether you run Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Portal, com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven): upgrade to 92.0.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl to 92.0.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.4.3.100 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.100 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- Liferay Portal
- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=92.0.2
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.4.0-ga1,fixed=7.4.3.100

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-62261
- GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr

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