CVE-2020-4072 MEDIUM

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

Vendor Jhipster
Product jhipster-kotlin
Weakness CWE-117
Published June 25, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 25, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated