SB2023120726 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Gradle

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SB2023120726 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Gradle

Published: December 7, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023120726
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44387)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Gradle sets permissions when copying or archiving symlinked files. A local user can set permissions on the symlinks that will be applied to the linked files.


2) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42445)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References