In Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.112, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.8, 2023.Q3.1 through 20
In Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.112, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.8, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions the audit events records a user’s password reminder answer, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain a user’s password reminder answer via the audit events.
- Published
- Sep 22, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 27th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-201
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Report tools
Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Liferay
- 6.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
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
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| liferay | digital experience platform | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform |
| liferay | liferay portal | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- liferay digital experience platform2023.Q3.1 and later · up to 2023.Q3.10 inclusive
- liferay digital experience platform2023.Q4.0 and later · before 2023.Q4.9
- liferay digital experience platform7.4
- liferay liferay portal7.2.0 and later · before 7.4.3.113
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Liferay). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Liferay DXP
- 7.4.13 and later · up to and including 7.4.13-u92affected · maven
- 2023.Q3.1 and later · up to and including 2023.Q3.10affected · maven
- 2023.Q4.0 and later · up to and including 2023.Q4.8affected · maven
Liferay Portal
- 7.4.0 and later · up to and including 7.4.3.112affected · maven
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management | before 5.0.13 | 5.0.13 |
Same product
liferay: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-38002The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 35Monitor
- CVE-2024-26273Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the content page editor in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.103, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q35Monitor
- CVE-2024-26272Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the content page editor in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.107, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q35Monitor
- CVE-2024-26271Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the My Account widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.75 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.35Monitor
- CVE-2020-15841Liferay Portal before 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 89, 7.1 before fix pack 17, and 7.2 before fix pack 4, does not safely test35Monitor
- CVE-2025-3594Path traversal vulnerability with the downloading and installation of Xuggler in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.4 G34Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management | 5.0.13 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-4376831 days apartLiferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.131, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q220Monitor
- CVE-2025-2565186 days apartThe data exposure vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.126, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q3.0, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.12, 2024.Q1.20Monitor
- CVE-2025-4382511 days apartA vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1.0 through 2025.Q1.4, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.5, 2024.Q318Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-201 · Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent DataCVSS 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/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
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Choosing Message IdentifierCAPEC-12likelihood: High · High
- Exploiting Incorrectly Configured SSL/TLSCAPEC-217likelihood: Low
- WiFi MAC Address TrackingCAPEC-612Low
- WiFi SSID TrackingCAPEC-613Low
- Cellular Broadcast Message RequestCAPEC-618Low
- Signal Strength TrackingCAPEC-619Low
- Analysis of Packet Timing and SizesCAPEC-621Low
- Electromagnetic Side-Channel AttackCAPEC-622Low
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.