Mishandled Logout Function Affecting generator-jhipster Open this link in a new tab package, versions >=0.3.1 <0.14.0
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
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snyk-id
npm:generator-jhipster:20140428
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published
28 Mar 2017
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disclosed
27 Apr 2014
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credit
jstradej
Introduced: 27 Apr 2014
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade generator-jhipster
to version 0.14.0 or higher.
Overview
generator-jhipster
is a Spring Boot + Angular in one handy generator.
Affected versions of the package are vulnerable due to the mishandling if the logout function in IE8. When an admin logs out, the session is not properly cleared and any user logging in afterward will have admin permissions. A malicious user could use this to their advantage.
Note: This only occurs on IE8.