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SCA: security update for github.com/apache/answer (GHSA-wqcc-mfhw-53pc)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423600

Description

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

 - Private Data Structure Returned From A Public Method vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects
 Apache Answer: through 1.4.2. If a user uses an externally referenced image, when a user accesses this
 image, the provider of the image may obtain private information about the ip address of that accessing
 user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.4.5, which fixes the issue. In the new version,
 administrators can set whether external content can be displayed. (CVE-2025-29868)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqcc-mfhw-53pc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 423600

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/1/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-29868

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-29868

cwe: CWE-495