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SCA: security update for mechanize (GHSA-2mwr-xjcg-37j7)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 473940

Description

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

 - The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Prior to 2.14.1, Mechanize sends
 caller-supplied credential headers to a different host after an HTTP redirect. Mechanize#request_headers=
 is reapplied by Mechanize::HTTP::Agent#request_add_headers even after
 Mechanize::HTTP::Agent#response_redirect strips per-request headers, and the protected header lists omit
 Proxy-Authorization and Cookie2. An attacker who controls a redirect target can capture bearer tokens or
 session cookies supplied through request_headers= or the per-request headers argument, while
 Mechanize#cookie_jar and Mechanize::HTTP::AuthStore are not affected. This issue is fixed in version
 2.14.1. (CVE-2026-107715)

Solution

Update the mechanize library and its related packages to version 2.14.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2mwr-xjcg-37j7

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 473940

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/9/2026

Updated: 10/9/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-107715

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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: 10/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-107715