VDB-241462 · CVE-2023-42445 · GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8

Gradle prior 7.6.3/8.4 xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gradle and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-42445. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gradle. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/06/2023 as GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-42445 since 09/08/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.6.3 or 8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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Productinfo

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Gradle

Website

Product: https://github.com/gradle/gradle/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gradle 7.6.3/8.4

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09/08/2023 🔍
10/06/2023 +28 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241462

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2023 17:19
Updated: 04/11/2025 17:10
Changes: 10/06/2023 17:19 (49), 04/11/2025 17:10 (26)
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