Quarkus: build env information disclosure via gradle plugin

published 2023-11-15 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-p62q-5483-h57v , EUVD-2023-3004

cvss: 7.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits: 0; none known

A flaw was found in Quarkus, where it does not properly sanitize artifacts created using the Gradle plugin, allowing certain build system information to remain. This flaw allows an attacker to access potentially sensitive information from the build system within the application.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

quarkus quarkus 3.2.8

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-5720 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 7.7

quarkus: build env information disclosure via gradle plugin

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	io.quarkus:quarkus-project	>=3.0.0.CR1, <=3.5.1	no fix listed

Affected products

n/a gradle-plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-526 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable

References

access.redhat.com /security/cve/CVE-2023-5720
vdb-entry, web, vendor-advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=2245700
issue-tracking, web, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5720
advisory
github.com /quarkusio/quarkus
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-5720
GitHub Advisory GHSA-p62q-5483-h57v
NVD CVE-2023-5720

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Summary