CVE-2023-35946
6.9 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2023-35946 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gradle gradle. It was published on June 30, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. When Gradle writes a dependency into its dependency cache, it uses the dependency's coordinates to compute a file location. With specially crafted dependency coordinates, Gradle can be made to write files into an unintended location. The file may be written outside the dependency cache or over another file in the dependency cache. This vulnerability could be used to poison the dependency cache or overwrite important files elsewhere on the filesystem where the Gradle process has write permissions. Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to have control over a dependency repository used by the Gradle build or have the ability to modify the build's configuration. It is unlikely that this would go unnoticed. A fix has been released in Gradle 7.6.2 and 8.2 to protect against this vulnerability. Gradle will refuse to cache dependencies that have path traversal elements in their depe
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gradle. Update gradle to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gradle | gradle | >= 0, < 7.6.2 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-35946?
CVE-2023-35946 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gradle gradle. It was published on June 30, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-35946?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-35946?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gradle. Update gradle to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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