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SCA: security update for github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (GHSA-c3q9-c27p-cw9h)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 413625

Description

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

 - Nuclei is a fast and customizable vulnerability scanner based on simple YAML based DSL. In affected
 versions it a way to execute code template without -code option and signature has been discovered. Some
 web applications inherit from Nuclei and allow users to edit and execute workflow files. In this case,
 users can execute arbitrary commands. (Although, as far as I know, most web applications use -t to
 execute). This issue has been addressed in version 3.3.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known
 workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-40641)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c3q9-c27p-cw9h

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 413625

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: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.26

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40641

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 5.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40641

cwe: CWE-78