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CVE-2019-16303
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…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.7%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- npmgenerator-jhipster-kotlinGHSA-j3rh-8vwq-wh84 (opens in a new tab)
References (8)
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/security/advisories/GHSA-mwp6-j9wf-968c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues/10401 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/commit/88448b85fd3e8e49df103f0061359037c2c68ea7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/issues/183 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.jhipster.tech/2019/09/13/jhipster-release-6.3.0.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [commons-issues] 20200918 [jira] [Created] (LANG-1607) To aid with CVE-2019-16303, consider upgrading RandomStringUtils default RNG (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [commons-issues] 20200919 [jira] [Commented] (LANG-1607) To aid with CVE-2019-16303, consider upgrading RandomStringUtils default RNG (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [commons-issues] 20200921 [jira] [Commented] (LANG-1607) To aid with CVE-2019-16303, consider upgrading RandomStringUtils default RNG (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-j3rh-8vwq-wh84 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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