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SCA: security update for @actions/core (GHSA-mfwh-5m23-j46w)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 416934

Description

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

 - In the `@actions/core` npm module before version 1.2.6,`addPath` and `exportVariable` functions
 communicate with the Actions Runner over stdout by generating a string in a specific format. Workflows
 that log untrusted data to stdout may invoke these commands, resulting in the path or environment
 variables being modified without the intention of the workflow or action author. The runner will release
 an update that disables the `set-env` and `add-path` workflow commands in the near future. For now, users
 should upgrade to `@actions/core v1.2.6` or later, and replace any instance of the `set-env` or `add-path`
 commands in their workflows with the new Environment File Syntax. Workflows and actions using the old
 commands or older versions of the toolkit will start to warn, then error out during workflow execution.
 (CVE-2020-15228)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfwh-5m23-j46w

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 416934

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: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15228

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15228