CVE-2020-4072

MEDIUM

generator-jhipster-kotlin <1.7.0 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (4)

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc

[Technical Description] https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection

[Technical Description] https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0030

EPSS Percentile 53.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-117

Status published

Affected Products (2)

jhipster/generator-jhipster-kotlin < 1.7.0

npm/generator-jhipster-kotlin < 1.7.0npm

Timeline

Published Jun 25, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026