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The portal.property login.secure.forgot.password should be defaulted to true.","status":"published","published":"2021-08-03T18:12:26Z","modified":"2024-08-03T23:50:41Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:24:34.73748Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-jfch-m2x3-2v66","title":"Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP insecure default configuration","description":"Insecure default configuration in portal services implementation before 5.11.0 in Liferay Portal 6.2.3 through 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP before 7.3, allows remote attackers to enumerate user email address via the forgot password functionality. 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The portal.property login.secure.forgot.password should be defaulted to true.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T19:09:46Z","modified":"2025-06-27T22:44:38.527177Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-640"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:50.336262Z"}]}}