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SCA: security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (GHSA-gw85-4gmf-m7rh)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 415336

Description

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

 - Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy
 server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to
 obtain sensitive information by logging this header. (CVE-2011-1498)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw85-4gmf-m7rh

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 415336

Version: Revision 1.5

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: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1498

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1498

BID: 46974

cwe: CWE-200