cvelist/2020/4xxx/CVE-2020-4072.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2020-4072",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Log Forging in generator-jhipster-kotlin"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "jhipster-kotlin",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "= 1.6.0"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "jhipster"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 5.3,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "LOW",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-117 Improper Output Neutralization for Logs"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
    }
}