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CVE-2023-44387

CVE-2023-44387MEDIUM

Gradle has incorrect permission assignment for symlinked files used in copy or archiving operations

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  C  H  N  N    6.5   .0022   11.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions             Fixed
  gradle   >= 7.6.0, < 7.6.3 –  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 28  Reserved by GitHub_M
  Oct 5   Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
  Oct 8   RESCORED — CVE-2023-44387 (gradle). CVSS 3.2 → 6.5 (NVD).

CWE-732 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. When copying or archiving symlinked files, Gradle resolves them but applies the permissions of the symlink itself instead of the permissions of the linked file to the resulting file. This leads to files having too much permissions given that symlinks usually are world readable and writeable. While it is unlikely this results in a direct vulnerability for the impacted build, it may open up attack vectors depending on where build artifacts end up being copied to or un-archived. In versions 7.6.3, 8.4 and above, Gradle will now properly use the permissions of the file pointed at by the symlink to set permissions of the copied or archived file.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 28, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
October 5, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
October 8, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2023-44387 (gradle). CVSS 3.2 → 6.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
gradle	gradle	—	>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.3	—

Weaknesses

CWE-732

References (5)

https://github.com/gradle/gradle/commit/3b406191e24d69e7e42dc3f3b5cc50625aa930b7 [Patch]
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-43r3-pqhv-f7h9 [Vendor Advisory]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/ [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-44387 at cve.org

Vendors: gradle

Weaknesses: CWE-732

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