ACE vulnerability in JaninoEventEvaluator by QOS.CH logback-core upto including version 0.1 to 1.3.14 and 1.4.0 to 1.5.12 in Java applications allows attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising an existing logback configuration file or by injecting an environment variable before program execution. Malicious logback configuration files can allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code using the JaninoEventEvaluator extension. A successful attack requires the user to have write access to a configuration file. Alternatively, the attacker could inject a malicious environment variable pointing to a malicious configuration file. In both cases, the attack requires existing privilege.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - ACE vulnerability in JaninoEventEvaluator by QOS.CH logback-core upto including version 0.1 to 1.3.14 and
    1.4.0 to 1.5.12 in Java applications allows attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising an existing
    logback configuration file or by injecting an environment variable before program execution. Malicious
    logback configuration files can allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code using the
    JaninoEventEvaluator extension. A successful attack requires the user to have write access to a
    configuration file. Alternatively, the attacker could inject a malicious environment variable pointing to
    a malicious configuration file. In both cases, the attack requires existing privilege. (CVE-2024-12798)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - ACE vulnerability in JaninoEventEvaluator by QOS.CH logback-core upto including version 0.1 to 1.3.14 and     1.4.0 to 1.5.12 in Java applications allows attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising an existing     logback configuration file or by injecting an environment variable before program execution. Malicious     logback configuration files can allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code using the     JaninoEventEvaluator extension. A successful attack requires the user to have write access to a     configuration file. Alternatively, the attacker could inject a malicious environment variable pointing to     a malicious configuration file. In both cases, the attack requires existing privilege. (CVE-2024-12798)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0072-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-12798: Fixed arbitrary code execution via JaninoEventEvaluator (bsc#1234742)
    - CVE-2024-12801: Fixed Server-Side Request Forgery in SaxEventRecorder (bsc#1234743)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
460188	Echo: ch.qos.logback:logback-core: security update to 1.5.13	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
460188	Echo: ch.qos.logback:logback-core: security update to 1.5.13	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
228153	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-12798	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
417678	SCA: security update for ch.qos.logback:logback-core (GHSA-pr98-23f8-jwxv)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
417678	SCA: security update for ch.qos.logback:logback-core (GHSA-pr98-23f8-jwxv)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
213971	openSUSE 15 Security Update : logback (SUSE-SU-2025:0072-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	medium

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