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Echo: python-certifi: security update to 2023.7.22-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 460045

Description

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

 - Certifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL
 certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi 2022.12.07 removes root certificates from
 "TrustCor" from the root store. These are in the process of being removed from Mozilla's trust store.
 TrustCor's root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation prompted by media reporting
 that TrustCor's ownership also operated a business that produced spyware. Conclusions of Mozilla's
 investigation can be found in the linked google group discussion. (CVE-2022-23491)

Solution

Update the python-certifi library and its related packages to version 2023.7.22-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2022-23491

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 460045

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.69

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-2022-23491

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Threat Score: 2.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23491