Arbitrary Code Execution via MITM Attack in ktlint Custom Ruleset Download

CVE-2019-1010260 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Using ktlint to download and execute custom rulesets can result in arbitrary code execution as the served jars can be compromised by a MITM. This attack is exploitable via Man in the Middle of the HTTP connection to the artifact servers. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.30.0 and later; after commit 5e547b287d6c260d328a2cb658dbe6b7a7ff2261.

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