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SCA: security update for org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-provisioning-api (GHSA-vr35-jm2f-8wg2)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444162

Description

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

 - Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator
 with adequate entitlements for Derived Schemas can create a malicious JEXL expression which allows any
 administrator with sufficient entitlements for User read to access User-related security-sensitive
 information. This issue affects Apache Syncope: 3.0 through 3.0.16, 4.0 through 4.0.5, 4.1.0. Users are
 recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.6 / 4.1.1, which fix this issue by further restricting the JEXL
 expression definition. (CVE-2026-42797)

Solution

Update the org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-provisioning-api library and its related packages to version 4.0.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vr35-jm2f-8wg2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 444162

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/30/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.71

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42797

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42797

cwe: CWE-202