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SCA: security update for org.apache.livy:livy-server (GHSA-h84f-4ff9-8hc3)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438856

Description

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

 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache
 Livy. This issue affects Apache Livy: from 0.3.0 before 0.9.0. The vulnerability can only be exploited
 with non-default Apache Livy Server settings. If the configuration value "livy.file.local-dir-whitelist"
 is set to a non-default value, the directory checking can be bypassed. Users are recommended to upgrade to
 version 0.9.0, which fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-66249)

Solution

Update the org.apache.livy:livy-server library and its related packages to version 0.9.0-incubating or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h84f-4ff9-8hc3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438856

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/16/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-66249

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-66249

cwe: CWE-22