SCA: security update for org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-websocket (GHSA-83q5-whqp-r8jr)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412397

Description

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

- Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy allows an attacker to connect to
the /pingpong endpoint without authentication. This issue affects Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy: from
2.8.0 through 2.8.*, from 2.9.0 through 2.9.*, from 2.10.0 through 2.10.4, from 2.11.0 through 2.11.1,
3.0.0. The known risks include a denial of service due to the WebSocket Proxy accepting any connections,
and excessive data transfer due to misuse of the WebSocket ping/pong feature. 2.10 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy
users should upgrade to at least 2.10.5. 2.11 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy users should upgrade to at least
2.11.2. 3.0 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy users should upgrade to at least 3.0.1. 3.1 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy
users are unaffected. Any users running the Pulsar WebSocket Proxy for 2.8, 2.9, and earlier should
upgrade to one of the above patched versions. (CVE-2023-37544)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 412397

Version: Revision 1.12

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: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-37544

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 12/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-37544

cwe: CWE-287

Detections

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