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SCA: security update for org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core (GHSA-vwqq-5vrc-xw9h)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419585

Description

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

 - Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an
 SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent
 through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1 (CVE-2020-9488)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vwqq-5vrc-xw9h

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 419585

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: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9488

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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: 6/5/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-9488

cwe: CWE-295