A class generated by the Generator in JHipster before 6.3.0 and JHipster Kotlin through 1.1.0 produces code that uses an insecure source of randomness (apache.commons.lang3 RandomStringUtils). This allows an attacker (if able to obtain their own password reset URL) to compute the value for all other password resets for other accounts, thus allowing privilege escalation or account takeover.
The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in a security context, but the PRNG's algorithm is not cryptographically strong.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/security/advisories/GHSA-mwp6-j9wf-968c | third party advisory |
| https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues/10401 | issue tracking exploit third party advisory |
| https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/commit/88448b85fd3e8e49df103f0061359037c2c68ea7 | third party advisory patch |
| https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/issues/183 | issue tracking exploit third party advisory |
| https://www.jhipster.tech/2019/09/13/jhipster-release-6.3.0.html | release notes vendor advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d243e7e3f25daeb242dacf3def411fba32a9388d3ff84918cb28ddd%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E | mailing list |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc87fa35a48b5d70b06af6fb81785ed82e82686eb83307aae6d250dc9%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E | mailing list |
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