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Gradle CVE-2020-15772

MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2020-09-18 cve@mitre.org
4.9
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 18, 2020 - 14:15 nvd
MEDIUM 4.9

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in Gradle Enterprise 2018.5 - 2020.2.4. When configuring Gradle Enterprise to integrate with a SAML identity provider, an XML metadata file can be uploaded by an administrator. The server side processing of this file dereferences XML External Entities (XXE), allowing a remote attacker with administrative access to perform server side request forgery.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Gradle Enterprise 2018.5 - 2020.2.4. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. An issue was discovered in Gradle Enterprise 2018.5 - 2020.2.4. When configuring Gradle Enterprise to integrate with a SAML identity provider, an XML metadata file can be uploaded by an administrator. The server side processing of this file dereferences XML External Entities (XXE), allowing a remote attacker with administrative access to perform server side request forgery. Affected products include: Gradle Enterprise.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.

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