{"id":"CVE-2020-4072","aliases":["EUVD-2020-0506","GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc"],"status":"published","title":"Log Forging in generator-jhipster-kotlin","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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.01214,"percentile":0.68742,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-117"],"published":"2020-06-25T20:02:51Z","modified":"2026-10-24T10:50:39Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"generator-jhipster-kotlin","fixed_in":["1.7.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"generator-jhipster-kotlin","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.6.0"},{"last_affected":"1.6.0"},{"fixed":"1.7.0"}]}],"versions":["1.6.0"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"generator-jhipster-kotlin","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.6.0"},{"fixed":"1.7.0"}]}],"versions":["1.6.0"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"jhipster","product":"generator-jhipster-kotlin"},{"vendor":"jhipster","product":"jhipster-kotlin"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/security/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Technical Description","article","web"]},{"url":"https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Technical Description","article","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/commit/426ccab85e7e0da562643200637b99b6a2a99449","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4072","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-4072","title":"Log Forging in generator-jhipster-kotlin","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.","status":"published","published":"2020-06-25T20:05:15Z","modified":"2024-08-04T07:52:20.91Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-117"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:55.797746Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-0506","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.","status":"published","published":"2020-06-25T20:05:15Z","modified":"2024-08-04T07:52:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:08:08.458165Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc","title":"Log Forging in generator-jhipster-kotlin","description":"### Impact\n\nWe log the mail for invalid password reset attempts. \nAs the email is provided by a user and the api is public this can be used by an attacker to forge log entries.\nThis is vulnerable to https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/117.html\n\nThis problem affects only application generated with jwt or session authentication. Applications using oauth are not vulnerable.\n\n### Patches\n\nversion 1.7.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIn `AccountResource.kt` you should change the line\n\n```kotlin\n log.warn(\"Password reset requested for non existing mail '$mail'\");\n```\n\nto \n\n```kotlin\n log.warn(\"Password reset requested for non existing mail\");\n```\n\n### References\n\n* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/117.html\n* https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection\n* https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [jhipster kotlin](https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin)","status":"published","published":"2020-06-25T20:02:51Z","modified":"2023-01-09T05:03:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-117"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:05.071174Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"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.","status":"published","published":"2020-06-25T20:15:11.35Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:19:31.253Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-117"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:08.145904Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"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.","status":"published","published":"2020-06-25T20:15:11.35Z","modified":"2026-10-24T10:50:39.103635355Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:16.936975Z"},{"id":"GHSA-pfxf-wh96-fvjc","title":"Log Forging in generator-jhipster-kotlin","description":"### Impact\n\nWe log the mail for invalid password reset attempts. \nAs the email is provided by a user and the api is public this can be used by an attacker to forge log entries.\nThis is vulnerable to https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/117.html\n\nThis problem affects only application generated with jwt or session authentication. Applications using oauth are not vulnerable.\n\n### Patches\n\nversion 1.7.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIn `AccountResource.kt` you should change the line\n\n```kotlin\n log.warn(\"Password reset requested for non existing mail '$mail'\");\n```\n\nto \n\n```kotlin\n log.warn(\"Password reset requested for non existing mail\");\n```\n\n### References\n\n* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/117.html\n* https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection\n* https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [jhipster kotlin](https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin)","status":"published","published":"2020-06-25T20:02:51Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:29:01.683446013Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-117"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:53.244788Z"}]}}