CVE-2017-3160: After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a project is created using the build scripts, the scripts will fetch Gradle on the…

PriorityP343high7.4CVSS 3.0

AVNACHPRNUINSUCHIHAN

EPSS

3.75%

88.7th percentile

After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a project is created using the build scripts, the scripts will fetch Gradle on the first build. However, since the default URI is not using https, it is vulnerable to a MiTM and the Gradle executable is not safe. The severity of this issue is high due to the fact that the build scripts immediately start a build after Gradle has been fetched. Developers who are concerned about this issue should install version 6.1.2 or higher of Cordova-Android. If developers are unable to install the latest version, this vulnerability can easily be mitigated by setting the CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL environment variable to https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apache	cordova	< 6.1.2	6.1.2
apache_software_foundation	apache_cordova_android	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.4HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

vendor_oracle4.2HIGH

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