CVE-2023-49238 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Gradle Enterprise before 2023.1, a remote attacker may be able to gain access to a new installation (in certain installation scenarios) because of a non-unique initial system user password. Although this password must be changed upon the first login, it is possible that an attacker logs in before the legitimate administrator logs in.

Published: 2024-01-09

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gradle:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00822.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://security.gradle.com
https://security.gradle.com/advisory/2023-01
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240216-0003/

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Gradle Enterprise

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T15:26:49.999Z

Reserved: 2023-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-49238

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:53:45.499Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-09T02:15:44.837

Modified: 2025-06-17T16:15:25.137

Link: CVE-2023-49238

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-521

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