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.

Affected: npm: generator-jhipster-kotlin

### Impact

We log the mail 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.

### Patches

version 1.7.0.

### Workarounds

In `AccountResource.kt` you should change the line

```kotlin log.warn("Password reset requested for non existing mail '$mail'"); ```

to

```kotlin log.warn("Password reset requested for non existing mail"); ```

### References

* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/117.html * https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Log_Injection * https://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging

### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [jhipster kotlin](https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin)