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SCA: security update for org.apache.sis.core:sis-metadata (GHSA-jqmr-2pg9-vfx7)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436581

Description

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

 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache SIS. It is possible to write
 XML files in such a way that, when parsed by Apache SIS, an XML file reveals to the attacker the content
 of a local file on the server running Apache SIS. This vulnerability impacts the following SIS services: *
 Reading of GeoTIFF files having the GEO_METADATA tag defined by the Defense Geospatial Information Working
 Group (DGIWG). * Parsing of ISO 19115 metadata in XML format. * Parsing of Coordinate Reference Systems
 defined in the GML format. * Parsing of files in GPS Exchange Format (GPX). This issue affects Apache SIS
 from versions 0.4 through 1.5 inclusive. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6, which will fix
 the issue. In the meantime, the security vulnerability can be avoided by launching Java with the
 javax.xml.accessExternalDTD system property sets to a comma-separated list of authorized protocols. For
 example: java -Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD="" ... (CVE-2025-68280)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqmr-2pg9-vfx7

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 436581

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/6/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-68280

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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: 1/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68280

cwe: CWE-611