Medium (5.9). EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in org.gradle:gradle-core 5.4.0.
Gradle versions from 1.4 to 5.3.1 use an insecure HTTP URL to download dependencies when the built-in JavaScript or CoffeeScript Gradle plugins are used. Dependency artifacts could have been maliciously compromised by a MITM attack against the ajax.googleapis.com web site.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
5.9 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 71% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)