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SCA: security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (GHSA-pqwh-44jj-p5rm)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417674

Description

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

 - http/impl/client/HttpClientBuilder.java in Apache HttpClient 4.3.x before 4.3.1 does not ensure that
 X509HostnameVerifier is not null, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving
 hostname verification. (CVE-2013-4366)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqwh-44jj-p5rm

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 417674

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 6/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4366

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: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4366

BID: 104848

cwe: CWE-20