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SCA: security update for python-scciclient (GHSA-rf3f-3p37-2qh4)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 418683

Description

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

 - A flaw was found in the python-scciclient when making an HTTPS connection to a server where the server's
 certificate would not be verified. This issue opens up the connection to possible Man-in-the-middle (MITM)
 attacks. (CVE-2022-2996)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rf3f-3p37-2qh4

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 418683

Version: Revision 1.8

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: 53.04

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2996

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Threat Score: 6.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2996

cwe: CWE-295