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SCA: security update for Dpaste (GHSA-r8j9-5cj7-cv39)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 418603

Description

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

 - dpaste is an open source pastebin application written in Python using the Django framework. A security
 vulnerability has been identified in the expires parameter of the dpaste API, allowing for a POST
 Reflected XSS attack. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript
 code in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or other
 malicious activities. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to dpaste release v3.8 or later versions, as
 dpaste versions older than v3.8 are susceptible to the identified security vulnerability. No known
 workarounds have been identified, and applying the patch is the most effective way to remediate the
 vulnerability. (CVE-2023-49277)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r8j9-5cj7-cv39

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 418603

Version: Revision 1.8

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: 2.3

Percentile: 9.14

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-49277

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-49277

cwe: CWE-79