SCA: security update for org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12, org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13, org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3 (GHSA-wcwh-7gfw-5wrr)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 435402

Description

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

- Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. In versions from 1.0.0-M1 to before 1.0.0-M45 and before
0.23.31, http4s is vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling due to improper handling of HTTP trailer section.
This vulnerability could enable attackers to bypass front-end servers security controls, launch targeted
attacks against active users, and poison web caches. A pre-requisite for exploitation involves the web
application being deployed behind a reverse-proxy that forwards trailer headers. This issue has been
patched in versions 1.0.0-M45 and 0.23.31. (CVE-2025-59822)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wcwh-7gfw-5wrr

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 435402

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/23/2025

Updated: 7/6/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59822

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 6.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59822

cwe: CWE-444