SCA: security update for github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (GHSA-m5jc-r4gf-c6p8)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 416745

Description

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

- Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the
endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who
has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS
configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create
Agent via a crafted HTTP POST request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised
to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2023-43803)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5jc-r4gf-c6p8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 416745

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 6/1/2026

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: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43803

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-43803