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SCA: security update for org.assertj:assertj-core (GHSA-rqfh-9r24-8c9r)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437378

Description

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

 - AssertJ provides Fluent testing assertions for Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Starting in
 version 1.4.0 and prior to version 3.27.7, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in
 `org.assertj.core.util.xml.XmlStringPrettyFormatter`: the `toXmlDocument(String)` method initializes
 `DocumentBuilderFactory` with default settings, without disabling DTDs or external entities. This
 formatter is used by the `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` assertion for `CharSequence` values. An application
 is vulnerable only when it uses untrusted XML input with either `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` from
 `org.assertj.core.api.AbstractCharSequenceAssert` or `xmlPrettyFormat(String)` from
 `org.assertj.core.util.xml.XmlStringPrettyFormatter`. If untrusted XML input is processed by tone of these
 methods, an attacker couldnread arbitrary local files via `file://` URIs (e.g., `/etc/passwd`, application
 configuration files); perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via HTTP/HTTPS URIs, and/or cause Denial
 of Service via "Billion Laughs" entity expansion attacks. `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` has been deprecated
 in favor of XMLUnit in version 3.18.0 and will be removed in version 4.0. Users of affected versions
 should, in order of preference: replace `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` with XMLUnit, upgrade to version
 3.27.7, or avoid using `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` or `XmlStringPrettyFormatter` with untrusted input.
 `XmlStringPrettyFormatter` has historically been considered a utility for `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)`
 rather than a feature for AssertJ users, so it is deprecated in version 3.27.7 and removed in version 4.0,
 with no replacement. (CVE-2026-24400)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rqfh-9r24-8c9r

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 437378

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/29/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24400

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24400

cwe: CWE-611