Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. In some cases, when Gradle parses XML files, resolving XML external entities is not disabled. Combined with an Out Of Band XXE attack (OOB-XXE), just parsing XML can lead to exfiltration of local text files to a remote server. Gradle parses XML files for several purposes. Most of the time, Gradle parses XML files it generated or were already present locally. Only Ivy XML descriptors and Maven POM files can be fetched from remote repositories and parsed by Gradle. In Gradle 7.6.3 and 8.4, resolving XML external entities has been disabled for all use cases to protect against this vulnerability. Gradle will now refuse to parse XML files that have XML external entities.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3 | Release Notes | 
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0 | Release Notes | 
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8 | Vendor Advisory | 
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3 | Release Notes | 
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0 | Release Notes | 
| https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8 | Vendor Advisory | 
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ | Third Party Advisory | 
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History
                    13 Feb 2025, 17:17
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| Summary | (en) Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. In some cases, when Gradle parses XML files, resolving XML external entities is not disabled. Combined with an Out Of Band XXE attack (OOB-XXE), just parsing XML can lead to exfiltration of local text files to a remote server. Gradle parses XML files for several purposes. Most of the time, Gradle parses XML files it generated or were already present locally. Only Ivy XML descriptors and Maven POM files can be fetched from remote repositories and parsed by Gradle. In Gradle 7.6.3 and 8.4, resolving XML external entities has been disabled for all use cases to protect against this vulnerability. Gradle will now refuse to parse XML files that have XML external entities. | 
21 Nov 2024, 08:22
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| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : unknown v3 : 6.8 | 
| References | () https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ - Third Party Advisory | 
16 Feb 2024, 15:27
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| References | () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ - Third Party Advisory | 
10 Nov 2023, 18:15
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11 Oct 2023, 17:26
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gradle:gradle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time | Gradle gradle Gradle | |
| References | (MISC) https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3 - Release Notes | |
| References | (MISC) https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | (MISC) https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-mrff-q8qj-xvg8 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : unknown v3 : 5.3 | 
06 Oct 2023, 15:25
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Information
                Published : 2023-10-06 14:15
Updated : 2025-04-11 14:50
NVD link : CVE-2023-42445
Mitre link : CVE-2023-42445
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42445
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Products Affected
                gradle
- gradle
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-611
                        
            Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
