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SCA: security update for org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf, org.apache.cxf:cxf (GHSA-g23v-p5jq-jvh4)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 414780

Description

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

 - A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON
 to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU
 indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.
 (CVE-2021-30468)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g23v-p5jq-jvh4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 414780

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: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-30468

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: 1/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-30468