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SCA: security update for org.apache.karaf.management:org.apache.karaf.management.server (GHSA-9jg9-6wm2-x7p5)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 413332
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- In Karaf, JMX authentication takes place using JAAS and authorization takes place using ACL files. By
default, only an "admin" can actually invoke on an MBean. However there is a vulnerability there for
someone who is not an admin, but has a "viewer" role. In the 'etc/jmx.acl.cfg', such as role can call
get*. It's possible to authenticate as a viewer role + invokes on the MLet getMBeansFromURL method, which
goes off to a remote server to fetch the desired MBean, which is then registered in Karaf. At this point
the attack fails as "viewer" doesn't have the permission to invoke on the MBean. Still, it could act as a
SSRF style attack and also it essentially allows a "viewer" role to pollute the MBean registry, which is a
kind of privilege escalation. The vulnerability is low as it's possible to add a ACL to limit access.
Users should update to Apache Karaf 4.2.9 or newer. (CVE-2020-11980)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 413332
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: 4.8
Percentile: 56.93
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11980
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-11980
cwe: CWE-918