CVE Vulnerability

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.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

5.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection Technical Description
https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging Technical Description
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:jhipster:generator-jhipster-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-06-25 08:15

Updated : 2020-07-10 09:20

NVD link : CVE-2020-4072

Mitre link : CVE-2020-4072

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-117

Improper Output Neutralization for Logs