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SCA: security update for org.apache.directory.api:apache-ldap-api (GHSA-cfw5-v7cw-69cw)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421949

Description

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

 - In Apache Directory LDAP API before 1.0.2, a bug in the way the SSL Filter was setup made it possible for
 another thread to use the connection before the TLS layer has been established, if the connection has
 already been used and put back in a pool of connections, leading to leaking any information contained in
 this request (including the credentials when sending a BIND request). (CVE-2018-1337)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfw5-v7cw-69cw

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 421949

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1337

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: 11/9/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1337

BID: 104744

cwe: CWE-200