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SCA: security update for poetry (GHSA-9xgj-fcgf-x6mw)
high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 413556
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- Poetry is a dependency manager for Python. When handling dependencies that come from a Git repository
instead of a registry, Poetry uses various commands, such as `git clone`. These commands are constructed
using user input (e.g. the repository URL). When building the commands, Poetry correctly avoids Command
Injection vulnerabilities by passing an array of arguments instead of a command string. However, there is
the possibility that a user input starts with a dash (`-`) and is therefore treated as an optional
argument instead of a positional one. This can lead to Code Execution because some of the commands have
options that can be leveraged to run arbitrary executables. If a developer is exploited, the attacker
could steal credentials or persist their access. If the exploit happens on a server, the attackers could
use their access to attack other internal systems. Since this vulnerability requires a fair amount of user
interaction, it is not as dangerous as a remotely exploitable one. However, it still puts developers at
risk when dealing with untrusted files in a way they think is safe, because the exploit still works when
the victim tries to make sure nothing can happen, e.g. by vetting any Git or Poetry config files that
might be present in the directory. Versions 1.1.9 and 1.2.0b1 contain patches for this issue.
(CVE-2022-36069)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 413556
Version: Revision 1.7
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: 4.9
Percentile: 57.12
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-36069
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Threat Score: 7.3
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-36069