Security Flaw in Android Build Scripts for Cordova by Apache
CVE-2017-3160

7.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Cordova Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 February 2018

Summary

This vulnerability arises when the Cordova platform on Android fetches the Gradle executable from a non-secure HTTP URI during the initial build process. As a result, this opens the door to Man-in-the-Middle attacks, where an attacker could potentially intercept and compromise the Gradle distribution before it is used in the build. Developers are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Cordova-Android version 6.1.2 or later to ensure secure fetching of Gradle. As an immediate mitigation measure, developers can also configure the environment variable CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL to use a secure HTTPS link for fetching Gradle.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Cordova Android Apache Cordova 6.1.0 and below

References

https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/01/27/andro...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95838
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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