SCA: security update for text_helpers (GHSA-74hc-57m5-83ch)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 411802

Description

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

- A vulnerability was found in ahorner text-helpers up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. This
vulnerability affects unknown code of the file lib/text_helpers/translation.rb. The manipulation of the
argument link leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack can be
initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is
184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The
identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216520. (CVE-2020-36624)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-74hc-57m5-83ch

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 411802

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.37

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-36624

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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: 12/22/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-36624