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 of randomness (apache.commons.lang3 RandomStringUtils).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.67% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-338
- Affected
- jhipster/jhipster · jhipster/jhipster kotlin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/commit/88448b85fd3e8e49df103f0061359037c2c68ea7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues/10401Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/security/advisories/GHSA-mwp6-j9wf-968cThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/issues/183Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d243e7e3f25daeb242dacf3def411fba32a9388d3ff84918cb28ddd%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc3f00f5d3d2ec0e2381a3b9096d5f5b4d46ec1587ee7e251a3dbb897%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc87fa35a48b5d70b06af6fb81785ed82e82686eb83307aae6d250dc9%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://www.jhipster.tech/2019/09/13/jhipster-release-6.3.0.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/commit/88448b85fd3e8e49df103f0061359037c2c68ea7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues/10401Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/security/advisories/GHSA-mwp6-j9wf-968cThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/issues/183Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d243e7e3f25daeb242dacf3def411fba32a9388d3ff84918cb28ddd%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc3f00f5d3d2ec0e2381a3b9096d5f5b4d46ec1587ee7e251a3dbb897%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc87fa35a48b5d70b06af6fb81785ed82e82686eb83307aae6d250dc9%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://www.jhipster.tech/2019/09/13/jhipster-release-6.3.0.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.