SCA: security update for org.jgroups:jgroups (GHSA-rc7h-x6cq-988q)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 418659

Description

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

- It was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes
joining the cluster. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions, and use this
vulnerability to send and receive messages within the cluster, leading to information disclosure, message
spoofing, or further possible attacks. (CVE-2016-2141)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rc7h-x6cq-988q

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 418659

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: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2141

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2141

BID: 91481

cwe: CWE-20