Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in gradle - CVE-2021-29427
Published: May 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63473
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29427
CWE-ID: CWE-829
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gradle
Affected software:
gradle
gradle
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to Gradle may ignore content filters and search all repositories for dependencies. A remote user with the ability to modify a user program can change user program code on some control systems and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-29427
Install updates from vendor's website.