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SCA: security update for linkifyjs (GHSA-95jq-xph2-cx9h)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 428678

Description

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

 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability in
 Linkify (linkifyjs) allows XSS Targeting HTML Attributes and Manipulating User-Controlled Variables.This
 issue affects Linkify: from 4.3.1 before 4.3.2. (CVE-2025-8101)

Solution

Update the linkifyjs library and its related packages to version 4.3.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-95jq-xph2-cx9h

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 428678

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/30/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.07

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8101

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 6.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8101