CVE-2020-15770

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

An issue was discovered in Gradle Enterprise 2018.5. An attacker can potentially make repeated attempts to guess a local user's password, due to lack of lock-out after excessive failed logins.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 14.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 18, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories
cve@mitrehttps://security.gradle.com/advisory/CVE-2020-15770
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gradle.com/advisory/CVE-2020-15770

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-15770?

CVE-2020-15770 is a medium vulnerability published on September 18, 2020. An issue was discovered in Gradle Enterprise 2018.5. An attacker can potentially make repeated attempts to guess a local user's password, due to lack of lock-out after excessive failed logins.

When was CVE-2020-15770 disclosed?

CVE-2020-15770 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 18, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-15770 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-15770 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-15770?

CVE-2020-15770 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-15770?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-15770, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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