SCA: security update for debug (GHSA-9vvw-cc9w-f27h)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 413482

Description

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

- A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in debug-js debug up to 3.0.x. This affects the
function useColors of the file src/node.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient
regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of
the patch is c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685. It is recommended to upgrade the affected
component. The identifier VDB-217665 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2017-20165)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vvw-cc9w-f27h

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 413482

Version: Revision 1.7

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-2017-20165

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: 1/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-20165