Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 25, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-4072
CVE-2020-4072
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
generator-jhipster-kotlinnpm | >= 1.6.0, < 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:jhipster:generator-jhipster-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <1.7.0
Patches
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References
6- github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjcghsaADVISORY
- github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjcnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4072ghsaADVISORY
- owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_InjectionnvdTechnical DescriptionWEB
- www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forgingnvdTechnical DescriptionWEB
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