CVE-2023-42445
Apache Gradle XML Entity Exposure Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 6, 2024, 3:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-42445.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Mar. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 8.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.4.0 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8 Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 8.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-42445 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} 0.01%
score
0.46412
percentile