SCA: security update for org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 (GHSA-j288-q9x7-2f5v)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 428364

Description

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

- Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang:
Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before
3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an
Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an
application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
(CVE-2025-48924)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j288-q9x7-2f5v

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 428364

Version: Revision 1.18

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/12/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

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-2025-48924

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48924

cwe: CWE-674