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SCA: security update for github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (GHSA-7h5p-mmpp-hgmm)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412074

Description

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

 - Nuclei is a vulnerability scanner powered by YAML based templates. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to
 version 3.3.2, a vulnerability in Nuclei's template signature verification system could allow an attacker
 to bypass the signature check and possibly execute malicious code via custom code template. The
 vulnerability is present in the template signature verification process, specifically in the `signer`
 package. The vulnerability stems from a discrepancy between how the signature verification process and the
 YAML parser handle newline characters, combined with the way multiple signatures are processed. This
 allows an attacker to inject malicious content into a template while maintaining a valid signature for the
 benign part of the template. CLI users are affected if they execute custom code templates from unverified
 sources. This includes templates authored by third parties or obtained from unverified repositories. SDK
 Users are affected if they are developers integrating Nuclei into their platforms, particularly if they
 permit the execution of custom code templates by end-users. The vulnerability is addressed in Nuclei
 v3.3.2. Users are strongly recommended to update to this version to mitigate the security risk. As an
 interim measure, users should refrain from using custom templates if unable to upgrade immediately. Only
 trusted, verified templates should be executed. Those who are unable to upgrade Nuclei should disable
 running custom code templates as a workaround. (CVE-2024-43405)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7h5p-mmpp-hgmm

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 412074

Version: Revision 1.11

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43405

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Threat Score: 1.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-43405

cwe: CWE-78