CVE-2020-4072
5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
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 Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| jhipster | jhipster-kotlin | = 1.6.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-117: CWE-117 Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- 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
References
- 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
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