medium5.3
CVE-2020-4072
In generator-jhipster-kotlin version 1.6.0 log entries are created for invalid password reset attempts.
Impact
In generator-jhipster-kotlin version 1.6.0 log entries are created for invalid password reset attempts. As the email is provided by a user and the api is public this can be used by an attacker to forge log entries. This is vulnerable to https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/117.html This problem affects only application generated with jwt or session authentication. Applications using oauth are not vulnerable. This issue has been fixed in version 1.7.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jhipster | Generator-Jhipster-Kotlin | before 1.7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449
- https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc
- https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection
- https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging
- https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449
- https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc
- https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection
- https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging