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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr
Aliases CVE-2025-62261
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
System Score Found at
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/10/GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr/GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/b228c7878f2ed5ad8dbc1ff7ec9b5e6d53bb4b5c
https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPE-17785
CVE-2025-62261 https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-62261
CVE-2025-62261 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62261
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
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 Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/10/GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr/GHSA-xcj6-xpjg-c4xr.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-28T14:27:39Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2025/62xxx/CVE-2025-62261.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2025-62261

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]