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SCA: security update for express-openid-connect (GHSA-7rg2-qxmf-hhx9)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412243

Description

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

 - Express OpenID Connect is express JS middleware implementing sign on for Express web apps using OpenID
 Connect. Versions before and including `2.5.1` do not regenerate the session id and session cookie when
 user logs in. This behavior opens up the application to various session fixation vulnerabilities. Versions
 `2.5.2` contains a patch for this issue. (CVE-2021-41246)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-qxmf-hhx9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 412243

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41246

cwe: CWE-384