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SCA: security update for internetarchive (GHSA-wx3r-v6h7-frjp)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 435208

Description

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

 - internetarchive is a Python and Command-Line Interface to Archive.org In versions 5.5.0 and below, there
 is a directory traversal (path traversal) vulnerability in the File.download() method of the
 internetarchive library. The file.download() method does not properly sanitize user-supplied filenames or
 validate the final download path. A maliciously crafted filename could contain path traversal sequences
 (e.g., ../../../../windows/system32/file.txt) or illegal characters that, when processed, would cause the
 file to be written outside of the intended target directory. An attacker could potentially overwrite
 critical system files or application configuration files, leading to a denial of service, privilege
 escalation, or remote code execution, depending on the context in which the library is used. The
 vulnerability is particularly critical for users on Windows systems, but all operating systems are
 affected. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.1. (CVE-2025-58438)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wx3r-v6h7-frjp

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 435208

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/6/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.92

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-58438

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-58438

cwe: CWE-22