Description
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 products
liferay: digital experience platform; liferay: liferay portal
References1
- liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publi… Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 4.0
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6.9
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 22 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-312
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