SCA: security update for weixin-python (GHSA-h384-ph77-3699)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 415424

Description

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

- A vulnerability was found in zwczou WeChat SDK Python 0.3.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects
the function validate/to_xml. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The attack may be
initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.5.5 is able to address this issue. The patch is named
e54abadc777715b6dcb545c13214d1dea63df6c9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The
associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223403. (CVE-2018-25082)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h384-ph77-3699

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 415424

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-25082

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 3/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-25082

cwe: CWE-611