Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Does Not Obfuscate Password Reminder Answers
In Liferay Impl before 5.18.4, Liferay Users Admin Web before 5.0.33, Liferay Login Web before 5.0.18, and Liferay Commerce Account Web before 3.0.7 from Liferay Portal (7.2.0 through 7.3.5), and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions does not obfuscate password reminder answers on the page, which allows attackers to use man-in-the-middle or shoulder surfing attacks to steal user's password reminder answers.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web | < 5.0.18 | 5.0.18 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web | < 5.0.33 | 5.0.33 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web | < 3.0.7 | 3.0.7 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:portal-impl | < 5.18.4 | 5.18.4 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | < 7.2.10.fp17, >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.10.fp1 | 7.2.10.fp17, 7.3.10.fp1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-640- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay:com.liferay.login.web, com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web, com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.account.web- Disclosed
- 21.02.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mwhf-6mjm-6w3h - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay:com.liferay.users.admin.web
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 02.2024 09.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 3
Disclosures per year
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 0
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