Deserialization in Gradle Maven

CVE-2020-15777

An issue was discovered in the Maven Extension plugin before 1.6 for Gradle Enterprise. The extension uses a socket connection to send serialized Java objects. Deserialization is not restricted to an allow-list, thus allowing an attacker to achieve code execution via a malicious deserialization gadget chain. The socket is not bound exclusively to localhost. The port this socket is assigned to is randomly selected and is not intentionally exposed to the public (either by design or documentation). This could potentially be used to achieve remote code execution and local privilege escalation.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15777?
CVE-2020-15777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gradle Maven, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-15777?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.