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SCA: security update for org.springframework.flex:spring-flex (GHSA-8v4h-j42h-wfhc)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 446721

Description

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

 - The Java implementations of AMF3 deserializers in Pivotal/Spring Spring-flex derive class instances from
 java.io.Externalizable rather than the AMF3 specification's recommendation of flash.utils.IExternalizable.
 A remote attacker with the ability to spoof or control an RMI server connection may be able to send
 serialized Java objects that execute arbitrary code when deserialized. (CVE-2017-3203)

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v4h-j42h-wfhc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 446721

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/31/2026

Updated: 8/31/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-3203

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3203

BID: 97376

cwe: CWE-502