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SCA: security update for mkdocs (GHSA-qh9q-34h6-hcv9)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 418141

Description

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

 - The mkdocs 1.2.2 built-in dev-server allows directory traversal using the port 8000, enabling remote
 exploitation to obtain :sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in
 https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601.] and https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1
 (CVE-2021-40978)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh9q-34h6-hcv9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 418141

Version: Revision 1.5

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: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 8.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-40978