Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Grails - CVE-2019-12728
Published: June 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18734
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12728
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Grails
Affected software:
Grails
Grails
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the application used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. A remote attacker with ability to perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack can compromise the affected system by modifying data, passed over HTTP channel.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12728
Install updates from vendor's website.