CVE details
CVE-2021-29427
In Gradle from version 5.1 and before version 7.0 there is a vulnerability which can lead to information disclosure and/or dependency poisoning. Repository content filtering is a security control Gradle introduced to help users specify what repositories are used to resolve specific dependencies. This feature was introduced in the wake of the "A Confusing Dependency" blog post. In some cases, Gradle may ignore content filters and search all repositories for dependencies. This only occurs when repository content filtering is used from within a `pluginManagement` block in a settings file. This may change how dependencies are resolved for Gradle plugins and build scripts. For builds that are vulnerable, there are two risks: 1) Information disclosure: Gradle could make dependency requests to repositories outside your organization and leak internal package identifiers. 2) Dependency poisoning/Dependency confusion: Gradle could download a malicious binary from a repository outside your organization due to name squatting. For a full example and more details refer to the referenced GitHub Security Advisory. The problem has been patched and released with Gradle 7.0. Users relying on this feature should upgrade their build as soon as possible. As a workaround, users may use a company repository which has the right rules for fetching packages from public repositories, or use project level repository content filtering, inside `buildscript.repositories`. This option is available since Gradle 5.1 when the feature was introduced.
Affected ports (2)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| devel/gradle62 | gradle62 | 6.2.2_3 | unaddressed | yuri@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/gradle6 | gradle6 | 6.9.4_2 | possibly backported | ports@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>gradle62</name>
<range><lt>7.0</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>In Gradle from version 5.1 and before version 7.0 there is a
vulnerability which can lead to information disclosure and/or
dependency poisoning. Repository content filtering is a security
control Gradle introduced to help users specify what repositories are
used to resolve specific dependencies. This feature was introduced in
the wake of the "A Confusing Dependency" blog post. In some cases,
Gradle may ignore content filters and search all repositories for
dependencies. This only occurs when repository content filtering is
used from within a `pluginManagement` block in a settings file. This
may change how dependencies are resolved for Gradle plugins and build
scripts. For builds that are vulnerable, there are two risks: 1)
Information disclosure: Gradle could make dependency requests to
repositories outside your organization and leak internal package
identifiers. 2) Dependency poisoning/Dependency confusion: Gradle
could download a malicious binary from a repository outside your
organization due to name squatting. For a full example and more
details refer to the referenced GitHub Security Advisory. The problem
has been patched and released with Gradle 7.0. Users relying on this
feature should upgrade their build as soon as possible. As a
workaround, users may use a company repository which has the right
rules for fetching packages from public repositories, or use project
level repository content filtering, inside `buildscript.repositories`.
This option is available since Gradle 5.1 when the feature was
introduced.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2021-29427</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29427</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2021-04-13</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>