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CVE-2025-43814

Liferay Portal and DXP audit events record password reminder answers

6.9 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Up 0.2 points since Sep 23, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used6.9

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.

Record
CVE-2025-43814
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-201
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-304416.9

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.

Record
EUVD-2025-30441
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph63-chvv-8x466.9

Liferay Portal and DXP audit events record password reminder answers

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.

Record
GHSA-ph63-chvv-8x46
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-201
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD6.9

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.

Record
CVE-2025-43814
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS: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
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-201
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2025-43814
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-ph63-chvv-8x466.9

Liferay Portal and DXP audit events record password reminder answers

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.

Record
GHSA-ph63-chvv-8x46
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-201
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management
Maven
before 5.0.13
5.0.13
com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management
Maven
before 5.0.13, plus listed versions
1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.4
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2.0.02.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.53.0.03.0.13.0.23.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.83.0.94.0.04.0.14.0.104.0.114.0.124.0.134.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.95.0.05.0.15.0.105.0.115.0.125.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.65.0.75.0.85.0.9
5.0.13

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-43814 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Liferay Dxp, published September 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.security.audit.event.generators.user.management 5.0.13.

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