CVE-2023-42445
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-06 13:52
Modified
2024-08-02 19:23
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Summary
Possible local file exfiltration by XML External entity injection
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3Release Notes
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0Release Notes
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8Vendor Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
gradlegradle
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T19:23:38.775Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8",
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3",
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0",
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "gradle",
          "vendor": "gradle",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c 8.4"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c 7.6.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. In some cases, when Gradle parses XML files, resolving XML external entities is not disabled. Combined with an Out Of Band XXE attack (OOB-XXE), just parsing XML can lead to exfiltration of local text files to a remote server. Gradle parses XML files for several purposes. Most of the time, Gradle parses XML files it generated or were already present locally. Only Ivy XML descriptors and Maven POM files can be fetched from remote repositories and parsed by Gradle. In Gradle 7.6.3 and 8.4, resolving XML external entities has been disabled for all use cases to protect against this vulnerability. Gradle will now refuse to parse XML files that have XML external entities.\n"
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 6.8,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-611",
              "description": "CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2023-10-06T13:52:02.982Z",
        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "shortName": "GitHub_M"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8"
        },
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3"
        },
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "Possible local file exfiltration by XML External entity injection"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
    "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M",
    "cveId": "CVE-2023-42445",
    "datePublished": "2023-10-06T13:52:02.982Z",
    "dateReserved": "2023-09-08T20:57:45.572Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T19:23:38.775Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2023-42445\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security-advisories@github.com\",\"published\":\"2023-10-06T14:15:12.103\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-03-06T15:20:29.927\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Analyzed\",\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. In some cases, when Gradle parses XML files, resolving XML external entities is not disabled. Combined with an Out Of Band XXE attack (OOB-XXE), just parsing XML can lead to exfiltration of local text files to a remote server. Gradle parses XML files for several purposes. Most of the time, Gradle parses XML files it generated or were already present locally. Only Ivy XML descriptors and Maven POM files can be fetched from remote repositories and parsed by Gradle. In Gradle 7.6.3 and 8.4, resolving XML external entities has been disabled for all use cases to protect against this vulnerability. Gradle will now refuse to parse XML files that have XML external entities.\\n\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Gradle es una herramienta de compilaci\u00f3n centrada en la automatizaci\u00f3n de la build y soporte para el desarrollo en varios idiomas. En algunos casos, cuando Gradle analiza archivos XML, la resoluci\u00f3n de entidades externas XML no est\u00e1 deshabilitada. Combinado con un ataque XXE fuera de banda (OOB-XXE), el simple hecho de analizar XML puede provocar la filtraci\u00f3n de archivos de texto locales a un servidor remoto. Gradle analiza archivos XML para varios prop\u00f3sitos. La mayor\u00eda de las veces, Gradle analiza los archivos XML que gener\u00f3 o que ya estaban presentes localmente. Gradle solo puede recuperar los descriptores XML de Ivy y los archivos POM de Maven de repositorios remotos y analizarlos. En Gradle 7.6.3 y 8.4, la resoluci\u00f3n de entidades externas XML se ha deshabilitado para todos los casos de uso para proteger contra esta vulnerabilidad. Gradle ahora se negar\u00e1 a analizar archivos XML que tengan entidades externas XML.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"baseScore\":5.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.6,\"impactScore\":3.6},{\"source\":\"security-advisories@github.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"baseScore\":6.8,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.6,\"impactScore\":5.2}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"security-advisories@github.com\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-611\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"7.6.3\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"77803A01-94E7-4C76-BAF3-ED44AE596010\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"8.0.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"8.4.0\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"E104EF19-8B72-4A31-B2AC-8312F7C6452F\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3\",\"source\":\"security-advisories@github.com\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0\",\"source\":\"security-advisories@github.com\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8\",\"source\":\"security-advisories@github.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/\",\"source\":\"security-advisories@github.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.