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SCA: security update for org.apache.mesos:mesos (GHSA-c8cc-p3j7-4c7f)
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422804
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- Apache Mesos can be configured to require authentication to call the Executor HTTP API using JSON Web
Token (JWT). In Apache Mesos versions pre-1.4.2, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0 the comparison of the generated HMAC
value against the provided signature in the JWT implementation used is vulnerable to a timing attack
because instead of a constant-time string comparison routine a standard `==` operator has been used. A
malicious actor can therefore abuse the timing difference of when the JWT validation function returns to
reveal the correct HMAC value. (CVE-2018-8023)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 422804
Version: Revision 1.3
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 3/29/2025
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:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8023
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: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: 10/17/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8023
BID: 106359
cwe: CWE-200