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SCA: security update for org.apache.knox:gateway-service-knoxsso (GHSA-vv38-4xcj-q4rw)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419533

Description

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

 - When using Apache Knox SSO prior to 1.6.1, a request could be crafted to redirect a user to a malicious
 page due to improper URL parsing. A request that included a specially crafted request parameter could be
 used to redirect the user to a page controlled by an attacker. This URL would need to be presented to the
 user outside the normal request flow through a XSS or phishing campaign. (CVE-2021-42357)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vv38-4xcj-q4rw

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 419533

Version: Revision 1.6

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: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-42357

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-42357

cwe: CWE-79