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SCA: security update for org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf (GHSA-cq9c-55r7-455x)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422646

Description

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

 - In Apache Karaf version prior to 3.0.9, 4.0.9, 4.1.1, when the webconsole feature is installed in Karaf,
 it is available at .../system/console and requires authentication to access it. One part of the console is
 a Gogo shell/console that gives access to the command line console of Karaf via a Web browser, and when
 navigated to it is available at .../system/console/gogo. Trying to go directly to that URL does require
 authentication. And optional bundle that some applications use is the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, it is
 part of the pax-war feature and perhaps others. When it is installed, the Gogo console becomes available
 at another URL .../gogo/, and that URL is not secured giving access to the Karaf console to
 unauthenticated users. A mitigation for the issue is to manually stop/uninstall Gogo plugin bundle that is
 installed with the webconsole feature, although of course this removes the console from the
 .../system/console application, not only from the unauthenticated endpoint. One could also stop/uninstall
 the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, but other components/applications may require it and so their
 functionality would be reduced/compromised. (CVE-2018-11787)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cq9c-55r7-455x

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 422646

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: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-11787

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: 1/7/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-11787

BID: 107657

cwe: CWE-287