SCA: security update for mako (GHSA-7q8x-38mc-p84f)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412200

Description

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

- Mako before 0.3.4 relies on the cgi.escape function in the Python standard library for cross-site
scripting (XSS) protection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via vectors
involving single-quote characters and a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element.
(CVE-2010-2480)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7q8x-38mc-p84f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 412200

Version: Revision 1.4

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: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-2480

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2480

BID: 41278

cwe: CWE-79