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SCA: security update for org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans (GHSA-mw3r-pfmg-xp92)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417162

Description

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

 - The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user
 from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects
 XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0. (CVE-2021-23926)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mw3r-pfmg-xp92

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 417162

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: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.57

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23926

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: 6/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23926

cwe: CWE-776