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SCA: security update for org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2 (GHSA-xj57-8qj4-c4m6)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 420541

Description

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

 - Apache Commons Configuration performs variable interpolation, allowing properties to be dynamically
 evaluated and expanded. The standard format for interpolation is "${prefix:name}", where "prefix" is used
 to locate an instance of org.apache.commons.configuration2.interpol.Lookup that performs the
 interpolation. Starting with version 2.4 and continuing through 2.7, the set of default Lookup instances
 included interpolators that could result in arbitrary code execution or contact with remote servers. These
 lookups are: - "script" - execute expressions using the JVM script execution engine (javax.script) - "dns"
 - resolve dns records - "url" - load values from urls, including from remote servers Applications using
 the interpolation defaults in the affected versions may be vulnerable to remote code execution or
 unintentional contact with remote servers if untrusted configuration values are used. Users are
 recommended to upgrade to Apache Commons Configuration 2.8.0, which disables the problematic interpolators
 by default. (CVE-2022-33980)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj57-8qj4-c4m6

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 420541

Version: Revision 1.6

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: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-33980

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-33980

cwe: CWE-74