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CVE-2017-3160 — After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a projec

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 s

CVSS
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EPSS
0.34% (top 43.50%)
CWE
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Published
2018-02-01T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T19:56:14.676Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache Cordova AndroidApache Cordova 6.1.0 and below

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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