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SCA: security update for org.kohsuke:libpam4j (GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 420410

Description

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

 - It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when
 authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security
 restrictions and possibly access sensitive information. (CVE-2017-12197)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420410

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: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12197

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12197

cwe: CWE-20