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SCA: security update for github.com/yaklang/yaklang (GHSA-xvhg-w6qc-m3qq)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420683

Description

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

 - yaklang is a programming language designed for cybersecurity. The Yak Engine has been found to contain a
 local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows attackers to include files from the
 server's local file system through the web application. When exploited, this can lead to the unintended
 exposure of sensitive data, potential remote code execution, or other security breaches. Users utilizing
 versions of the Yak Engine prior to 1.2.4-sp1 are impacted. This vulnerability has been patched in version
 1.2.4-sp1. Users are advised to upgrade. users unable to upgrade may avoid exposing vulnerable versions to
 untrusted input and to closely monitor any unexpected server behavior until they can upgrade.
 (CVE-2023-40023)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvhg-w6qc-m3qq

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 420683

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: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40023

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: 8/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40023

cwe: CWE-200