Detections
Analytics

Echo: prometheus-blackbox-exporter: security update to 0.27.0+e1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458195

Description

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

 - Prometheus Blackbox Exporter through 0.17.0 allows /probe?target= SSRF. NOTE: follow-on discussion
 suggests that this might plausibly be interpreted as both intended functionality and also a vulnerability
 (CVE-2020-16248)

Solution

Update the prometheus-blackbox-exporter library and its related packages to version 0.27.0+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2020-16248

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458195

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-16248

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16248