CVE-2017-3160

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

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95838Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/01/27/android-612.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95838Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/01/27/android-612.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Published

Feb 1, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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