SCA: security update for org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker (GHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421969

Description

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

- PlainSaslServer.java in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3, when the broker is configured to allow plaintext
passwords, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker termination) via a crafted
authentication attempt, which triggers an uncaught exception. (CVE-2016-3094)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 421969

Version: Revision 1.4

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: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

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:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3094

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 10/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3094

BID: 90920