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
Published Feb 1, 2018
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.75%
Description
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 products
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- Version Apache Cordova 6.1.0 and belowStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Cordova Android | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03753) | 89.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.82% (0.03825) | 88.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 67.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 35.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 31.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 54.82th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 54.38th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 78.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95838 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/01/27/android-612.html x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95838 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/01/27/android-612.html | x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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