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Golang: stdlib: security update to 1.20.8stdlib: security update to 1.21.1
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 428516
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- The html/template package does not properly handle HTML-like "" comment tokens, nor hashbang "#!" comment
tokens, in <script> contexts. This may cause the template parser to improperly interpret the contents of
<script> contexts, causing actions to be improperly escaped. This may be leveraged to perform an XSS
attack. (CVE-2023-39318)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 428516
Version: Revision 1.2
Type: Local
Family: Golang
Published: 7/21/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.3
Percentile: 8.67
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-2023-39318
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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: 9/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-39318