# CVE-2019-15052: The HTTP client in Gradle before 5.6 sends authentication credentials originally destined for the configured host.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The HTTP client in Gradle before 5.6 sends authentication credentials originally destined for the configured host. If that host returns a 30x redirect, Gradle also sends those credentials to all subsequent hosts that the request redirects to. This is similar to CVE-2018-1000007.

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## References

- https://github.com/gradle/gradle/pull/10176
- https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-4cwg-f7qc-6r95
- https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/10278

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