What is CVE-2020-15772?

CVE-2020-15772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gradle Enterprise, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-15772?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-15772 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Gradle Enterprise

CVE-2020-15772

An issue was discovered in Gradle Enterprise 2018.5 - 2020.2.4. When configuring Gradle Enterprise to integrate with a SAML identity provider, an XML metadata file can be uploaded by an administrator. The server side processing of this file dereferences XML External Entities (XXE), allowing a remote attacker with administrative access to perform server side request forgery.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gradle Enterprise
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-15772

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15772?: CVE-2020-15772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gradle Enterprise, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-15772?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15772 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.