VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-4072
CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.21%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-06-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-117: Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Technical Description
- security-advisories@github.com — Technical Description
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Technical Description
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Technical Description