Log Forging in generator-jhipster-kotlin
CVE-2020-4072

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Jhipster

Status
Jhipster-kotlin
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 June 2020

What is CVE-2020-4072?

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 Version(s)

jhipster-kotlin = 1.6.0

References

https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advi...
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https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection
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https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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