# CVE-2019-16370: The PGP signing plugin in Gradle before 6.0 relies on the SHA-1 algorithm, which might allow an attacker to replace an artifact with a diffe

- Also known as: GHSA-HHR2-F668-FF2W
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0
- Published: 2019-09-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.gradle:gradle-core (Maven): fixed in 6.0

## Description

The PGP signing plugin in Gradle before 6.0 relies on the SHA-1 algorithm, which might allow an attacker to replace an artifact with a different one that has the same SHA-1 message digest, a related issue to CVE-2005-4900.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.gradle:gradle-core, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gradle/gradle/pull/10543
- https://github.com/gradle/gradle/commit/425b2b7a50cd84106a77cdf1ab665c89c6b14d2f

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