{"id":"CVE-2017-3160","aliases":["EUVD-2017-12292","GHSA-vjv5-2xqq-c8vh"],"status":"published","title":"After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a project is created...","description":"After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a project is created using the build scripts, the scripts will fetch Gradle on the first build. However, since the default URI is not using https, it is vulnerable to a MiTM and the Gradle executable is not safe. The severity of this issue is high due to the fact that the build scripts immediately start a build after Gradle has been fetched. Developers who are concerned about this issue should install version 6.1.2 or higher of Cordova-Android. If developers are unable to install the latest version, this vulnerability can easily be mitigated by setting the CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL environment variable to https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.03753,"percentile":0.89949,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2018-02-01T21:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-24T14:03:31Z","products":[{"vendor":"apache","product":"cordova"},{"vendor":"apache software foundation","product":"apache cordova android"}],"references":[{"url":"https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/01/27/android-612.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95838","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry","advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3160"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjv5-2xqq-c8vh"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-3160","description":"After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a project is created using the build scripts, the scripts will fetch Gradle on the first build. 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The severity of this issue is high due to the fact that the build scripts immediately start a build after Gradle has been fetched. Developers who are concerned about this issue should install version 6.1.2 or higher of Cordova-Android. If developers are unable to install the latest version, this vulnerability can easily be mitigated by setting the CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL environment variable to https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip","status":"published","published":"2018-02-01T21:29:00.197Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:17:38.637Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:04:13.257031Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2017-3160","description":"After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a project is created using the build scripts, the scripts will fetch Gradle on the first build. However, since the default URI is not using https, it is vulnerable to a MiTM and the Gradle executable is not safe. 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