SCA: security update for converse.js, jcbrand/converse.js (GHSA-mv4h-qm24-x4gh)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 434278

Description

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

- Converse.js and Inverse.js through 3.3 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information because it
is too difficult to determine whether safe publication of private data was configured or even intended.
For example, users might have an expectation that chatroom bookmarks are private, but the various
interacting software components do not necessarily make that happen. (CVE-2018-6591)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv4h-qm24-x4gh

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 434278

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6591

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6591

cwe: CWE-200