CVE-2021-41586
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Gradle Enterprise before 2021.1.3, an attacker with the ability to perform SSRF attacks can potentially reset the system user password.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn Gradle Enterprise before version 2021.1.3, an SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) vulnerability exists that allows an attacker with SSRF capabilities to potentially reset system user passwords, likely by making the application server request internal password reset endpoints or administrative interfaces.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 2020.4, < 2021.1.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Gradle Enterprise installationIdentify if Gradle Enterprise is installed by checking for the gradle-enterprise-war application or looking for 'gradle-enterprise' processes/services running on the system. Common installation directories include /opt/gradle-enterprise or check the application server deployment.Affected if Gradle Enterprise is not installed or not running on the system.
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Determine installed versionAccess the Gradle Enterprise admin interface (typically at /admin on the application server) and locate the version information in the system settings or footer. Alternatively, check the gradle-enterprise.war file name or any versioned directories in the installation path.Affected if The version cannot be determined or the product is not Gradle Enterprise.
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Compare version against affected rangeCheck if the installed version falls within >= 2020.4 and < 2021.1.3. This includes versions like 2020.4, 2020.4.1, 2020.4.2, 2021.1, 2021.1.1, and 2021.1.2.Affected if The installed version is 2020.4 or later but earlier than 2021.1.3.
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the Gradle Enterprise application is network-accessible from untrusted networks. Review firewall rules, load balancer configurations, and network ACLs that govern access to the application server.Affected if The application is exposed to untrusted networks without proper network segmentation.
You are affected if Gradle Enterprise version 2020.4 or later but earlier than 2021.1.3 is installed and network-accessible in a way that could allow an attacker to trigger SSRF requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2021.1.3
Upgrade Gradle Enterprise to version 2021.1.3 or later. Additionally, implement network segmentation and restrict internal service access to prevent SSRF attackers from reaching administrative password reset mechanisms.
Gradle Enterprise 2021.1.3
- Upgrade Gradle Enterprise to version 2021.1.3 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-41586 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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