CVE-2025-62257
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPassword enumeration vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to determine a user’s password even if account lockout is enabled via brute force attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePassword enumeration vulnerability in Lifer Portal/DXP allows remote attackers to determine valid user credentials through brute force attacks, bypassing account lockout protections that should prevent repeated failed login attempts.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.4= 2023.q3.0= 2023.q4.0= 2024.q1.1= 2024.q1.2= 2024.q1.3= 2024.q1.4= 2024.q1.5>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3.120CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Lifer Portal/DXP versionCheck the product version through the Lifer Server Administration console (Control Panel > Configuration > Server Administration > Version) or locate the version file in the Lifer home directory (e.g., portal-impl/build.properties or the OSGi bundle metadata)Affected if The installed version matches one of the affected ranges: <= 7.4, 2023.q3.0, 2023.q4.0, 2024.q1.1-2024.q1.5, or >= 7.4.0 but < 7.4.3.120
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Confirm web-based login is exposedVerify that the Lifer login portlet is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS (typically at /c/portal/login or /web/guest/-/login)Affected if The login interface is externally accessible without additional network-level restrictions
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Review authentication logs for enumeration patternsExamine Lifer portal logs (typically in logs/portal-*.log) for repeated login attempts against different usernames with the same password, which would indicate the vulnerability is being exploitedAffected if Logs show successful username enumeration or high volumes of failed login attempts against many different usernames without triggering lockout
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Check account lockout configuration statusNavigate to Control Panel > Security > Account Settings > Account Lockout in the Lifer admin console, or inspect the default-portal.properties file for lockout settingsAffected if Account lockout is enabled but username enumeration is still occurring (indicating the bypass is active)
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Verify if the environment uses affected authentication endpointsTest the login endpoint with valid usernames and incorrect passwords; if responses differ between valid and invalid usernames (e.g., different error messages or response times), the environment may be vulnerableAffected if The login response distinguishes between valid and invalid usernames, allowing attackers to identify valid accounts
A user is affected if their Lifer Portal/DXP version falls within the affected version ranges AND the login interface is accessible, allowing potential username enumeration despite account lockout being enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped7.4.3.120
Upgrade to the latest Lifer Portal/DXP version to obtain the security fix; implement additional rate limiting at the network level (e.g., WAF, IP-based throttling) as a compensating control until the upgrade is complete.
Liferay Portal 7.4.3.120+ or Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.6+/2023.Q4.11+/2023.Q3.11+/update 93+
- 1. Identify the current Liferay Portal/DXP version by checking the portal-ext.properties or the Liferay server info page
- 2. For Liferay Portal: Plan upgrade to version 7.4.3.120 or later
- 3. For Liferay DXP: Upgrade to 2024.Q1.6 or later (if on 2024.Q1.x), or 2023.Q4.11 or later (if on 2023.Q4.x), or 2023.Q3.11 or later (if on 2023.Q3.x), or update 93 or later (if on 7.4 GA
- 4. Create a full backup of the current Liferay database and deployment artifacts
- 5. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment before applying to production
- 6. Schedule a maintenance window and apply the upgrade
- 7. Verify the vulnerability is resolved by attempting the password enumeration attack pattern (or check with Liferay's security tooling)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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