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SCA: security update for org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 (GHSA-73m2-qfq3-56cx)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 434702

Description

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

 - A bug in PSL validation logic in Apache HttpClient 5.4.x disables domain checks, affecting cookie
 management and host name verification. Discovered by the Apache HttpClient team. Fixed in the 5.4.3
 release (CVE-2025-27820)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73m2-qfq3-56cx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 434702

Version: Revision 1.5

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: 3

Percentile: 23.66

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27820

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: 4/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27820

cwe: CWE-295