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SCA: security update for github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs (GHSA-r23h-3jmw-q7hr)
high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 418421
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- An issue was discovered in IPFS (aka go-ipfs) 0.4.23. An attacker can generate ephemeral identities
(Sybils) and leverage the IPFS connection management reputation system to poison other nodes' routing
tables, eclipsing the nodes that are the target of the attack from the rest of the network. Later
versions, in particular go-ipfs 0.7, mitigate this. (CVE-2020-10937)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 418421
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: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.51
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10937
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 4/24/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-10937
cwe: CWE-284