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CVE-2020-4072 Details

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc CVEThird Party Advisory
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection CVETechnical Description
https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging CVETechnical Description
https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-117Improper Output Neutralization for Logs[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
jhipster generator-jhipster-kotlin
< 1.7.0

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-4072
NVD Published Date:
Jun 25, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-4072 Details - Not Deferred