CVE-2017-3160

Summary

CVECVE-2017-3160
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-01 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-04-15 21:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAfter 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

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Cordova All All All All
Application Apache Cordova All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Cordova For Android CVE-2017-3160 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Cordova Android 6.1.2 Released - Apache Cordova MISC cordova.apache.org Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 N/A www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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