{"cve":"CVE-2019-16303","nvd":{"published":"2019-09-14T00:15:10.390","modified":"2026-06-17T02:22:05.957","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-338"],"references":["https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/commit/88448b85fd3e8e49df103f0061359037c2c68ea7","https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues/10401","https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/security/advisories/GHSA-mwp6-j9wf-968c","https://github.com/jhipster/jhipster-kotlin/issues/183","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d243e7e3f25daeb242dacf3def411fba32a9388d3ff84918cb28ddd%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E"],"products":["jhipster:jhipster","jhipster:jhipster_kotlin"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:58:39.700375520+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-16303","score":0.03673,"percentile":0.89664,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-j3rh-8vwq-wh84","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j3rh-8vwq-wh84","summary":"JHipster Kotlin using insecure source of randomness `RandomStringUtils` before v1.2.0","modified":"2026-07-08T06:49:46.787245560Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"generator-jhipster-kotlin","purl":"pkg:npm/generator-jhipster-kotlin","ranges":["<1.2.0"],"fixed":["1.2.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}