PT-2018-7228 · Apache · Cordova-Android

Published 2018-02-01 · Updated 2020-04-15 · CVE-2017-3160

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.4

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Cordova-Android versions prior to 6.1.2

Description: The issue arises when the Android platform is added to Cordova for the first time or after a project is created using the build scripts. The scripts fetch Gradle on the first build, but since the default URI does not use https, it is susceptible to a Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attack, making the Gradle executable unsafe. The severity of this issue is high because the build scripts immediately start a build after Gradle has been fetched.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 6.1.2, install version 6.1.2 or higher of Cordova-Android. As a temporary workaround for developers unable to install the latest version, set the CORDOVA ANDROID GRADLE DISTRIBUTION URL environment variable to https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-3160

Affected Products

Cordova-Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3160 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3160 · Security Note
• https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/01/27/android-612.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95838 · Note
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html · Note