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SCA: security update for github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos, github.com/tharsis/ethermint (GHSA-f854-hpxv-cw9r)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 431941

Description

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

 - Cronos is a commercial implementation of a blockchain. In Cronos nodes running versions before v0.6.5, it
 is possible to take transaction fees from Cosmos SDK's FeeCollector for the current block by sending a
 custom crafted MsgEthereumTx. This problem has been patched in Cronos v0.6.5. There are no tested
 workarounds. All validator node operators are recommended to upgrade to Cronos v0.6.5 at their earliest
 possible convenience. (CVE-2021-43839)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f854-hpxv-cw9r

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 431941

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/7/2025

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: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-43839

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:H/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: 1/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-43839

cwe: CWE-670